exam 1 Flashcards

1
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central nervous system (CNS)

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brain and spinal cord

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peripheral nervous system (PNS)

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12 pairs of cranial nerves
31 pairs of spinal nerves

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3
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cerebrum

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largest part of brain, split into 2 hemispheres

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4
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gyri

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mountains

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5
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sulci

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valley

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gyri and sulci are most prominent parts of cerebrum

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prominent sulci and prominent gyri

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prominent sulci

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lateral sulcus and central sulcus

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prominent gyri

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precentral gyrus and post central gyrus

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precentral gyrus

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primary motor cortex, motor strip

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10
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postcentral gyrus

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primary sensory cortex, sensory strip

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cerebral cortex

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surface of cerebrum, “gray matter”, performs higher cogntive activities

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12
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brainstem

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midbrain, pons, medulla

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13
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afferent

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sensory

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14
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efferent

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motor

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15
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brainstem controls

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integrative and reflexive actions (respiration, consciousness)

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16
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cranial nerve nuclei

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points where cranial nerves attach to brain on the brainstem

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17
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cerebellum

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coordinates voluntary movements so muscles contract with correct amount of force and at appropriate times

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18
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monitors what im planning on doing and where im going

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cerebellum

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19
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tracts

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bundles of axons found in CNS

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20
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nerves

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bundle of axons found in PNS

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neurotransmitters

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released at end points once charges reach axon’s terminals ramifications.

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22
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important neurotransmitters for motor function

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acetylcholine and dopamine

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23
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nervous system cells

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glial cells. schwann cells, micoglia, oligodendroglia, astrocytes

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24
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glial cells

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supporting cells; support the neurons

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25
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schwann cells

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produce myelin sheath in the PNS

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26
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oligodendroglia

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produce myelin sheath in the CNS

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27
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planning of voluntary movement does not originate in primary motor cortex

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true

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28
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___ birth place for motor movement

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frontal love

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29
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cortices that first analyze sensory info.

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primary auditory cortex, primary visual cortex, primary sensory cortex

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30
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association cortex

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“makes sense” of sensory impulses initially analyzed by primary cortices; initial planning of voluntary movement; sends rough sequence of motor impulses down to subcortical structures for further processing and refining

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31
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basal gamglia

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helps to filter unwanted motor movements

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32
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cerebellum

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smooths out rough motor impulses, coordinates them, and sends them up to primary motor cortex

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33
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thalamus

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“door way” through which subcortical systems communicate with cerebral cortex

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34
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what receives neural inputs of planned motor movements from basal ganglia and cerebellum

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thalamus

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35
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sensory impulses from the body pass through the

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thalamus

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36
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has important subcortical gray matter structure

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thalamus

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37
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receives neural impulses that have been processes, smoothed, and coordinated by basal ganglia, cerebellum, and thalamus

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primary motor cortex

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38
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descending motor tracts

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pyramidal system & extrapyramidal system

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39
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pyramidal system

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carries impulses that control voluntary fine movement; direct activation pathway - goes from point A to B

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40
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extrapyramidal system

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carries impulses that control postural support need by fine motor movements and works at more of an unconscious level; indirect activation pathway

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41
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upper motor neurons

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damage often results in spasticity

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42
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lower motor neurons

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damage results in muscles paralysis or paresis; the final step before motor movement actually occurs

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43
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final common pathway

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lower motor neurons

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44
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neuromuscular junction

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point where axons of lower motor neurons make synaptic connections

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45
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instrumentation

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relies on sophisticated devices to objectively measure components of speech production

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46
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perceptual analysis

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rely on clinician’s ears (and eyes) to judge

47
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gold standard for evaluating any speech disorder

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perceptual analysis

48
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2 goals of any speech eval.

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understand a patients problem & determine beginning level of treatment

49
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differential diagnosis

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telling the difference between 2 similar diagnoses

50
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5 components necessary for normal speech production

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respiration, phonation, resonance, articulation, prosody

51
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dysarthria

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speech production deficit resulting from neuromotor damage to pns or cns

52
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apraxia of speech

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motor speech disorder often associated with damage to left hemipshere of the brain

53
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apraxia is more commonly seen in individuals with

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broca’s aphasia

54
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nerve damage means weak muscles to move air in and out of lungs, which leads to less air for speech production, resulting in

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short phrases and reduced loudness and breathy voice

55
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normal phonation

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complete adduction of vocal folds; sufficent sublgottic air pressure

56
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neuromotor damage to nerve that innervate VF adductors effect speech production seen in

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flaccid dysarthria, spastic dysarthria, neuromotor damage to laryngeal muscles

57
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phonation

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production of voiced phonemes through VF vibration in larynx

58
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resonance

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proper placement of oral or nasal tonality onto phonemes during speech accomplished by raising and lowering the velum

59
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oral resonance

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produced when velum is raised and closes off nasal cavity

60
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nasal resonance

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produced when velum is lowered and oral cavity is blocked by tongue or lips

61
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damage to nerves innervating velar muscles for resonance may cause

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hypernasal quality

62
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articulation

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shaping of vocal air stream into phonemes

63
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neuromotor damage to articulators may affect

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lips, tongue, jaw, velum or VFs and result in articulation errors

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prosody

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melody of speech, using stress and intonaton to convey meaning

65
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neuromotor damage can affect prosody

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monopitch and monoloud quality, involuntary movements can result in irregular pitch variations, loudness, and prolonger intervals

66
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frenchay dysarthria assessment-2

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aids in differential diagnosis among the dysarthrias

67
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assessment of intelligibility of dysarthric speech

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provides an objective assessment of single-word speech intelligibility

68
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speech intelligibility test for windows

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computer version of AIDS

69
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apraxia battery for adults - 2nd edition

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is the only published adult apraxia test, contains 6 subtests, provides info on severity, treatment, suggestions, and changes over time

70
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conducting motor speech eval

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carefully assess the 5 components of speech production, and assess the 6 salient features

71
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salient features

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muscle strength, speed of movement, range of motion, accuracy of movement, motor steadiness, and muscle tone

72
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muscle strength for accurate speech

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requires adequate strength to perform speech production tasks

73
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decreased muscle strength

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can affect respiration, articulation, resonance, phonation, and prosodu

74
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muscle strength assess by

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asking patient to press tongue against tongue blade or to count aloud from 1 to 100

75
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diagnoses with poor muscle strength

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flaccid dysarthria and myasthenia gravis

76
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speed of movement for accurate speech

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requires very rapid muscle movements of tongue and vocal folds

77
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reduced speed of movement is characteristic of most dysarthrias except

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hypokinetic

78
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speed assessment tasks:

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alternate motion rates (AMR) & sequential motion rates (SMR)

79
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amr

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/p, t, k/ alternating between syllables

80
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smr

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/puh puh puh/ /tuh tuh tuh/

81
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range of movement for accurate speech

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requires range of movement of articulators

82
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reduced rom may cause

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inability to open jaw or completely adduct vocal folds

83
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rom assessed by

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asking patient to extend or hold articulators in various positions

84
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accuracy of movement for clear speech

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requires accurate movements of articulators

85
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reduced accuracy of movement may cause

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distorted consonants & hypernasalities; tremors -> red flag for involuntary movement; hyperkinetic dysarthria

86
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accuracy of movement is assessed through

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conversational speech and spoken paragraph reading

87
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motor steadiness for accurate speech

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requires ability to hold articulators still

88
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reduced motor steadiness may cause

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tremors and large, involuntary movements

89
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motor steadiness assessed by

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asking patient to hold a position of a prolong vowel

90
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muscle tone for normal speech

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requires muscles ready for quick movements

91
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reduced muscle tone may cause

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weakness or paralysis (decreased muscle tone); spasticity or rigidity (increased muscle tone)

92
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very clenched, tight voice

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spastic dysarthria

93
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assessing face and jaw muscles at rest during movement, looking for

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abnormal muscle tone, asymmetry, restricted rom

94
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specific tasks during oral mech. exam for face and jaw muscles

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  • symmetry of mouth
    -can lips be forced open
    -expressionless, masklike appearance
  • wrinkling on both sides of forehead
    -can patient pucker lips
    -puff out cheeks and old air in oral cavity
    -does jaw hang loosely or deviate to one side when mouth is wide open
    -able to move jaw from right to left
    -keep jaw closed while examiner attempts to open it
    -keep jaw open while examiner attempts to open it
95
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tongue at rest and during movement involves

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hypoglossal cranial nerve

96
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specific tasks during oral mech exam for tongue

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-size appear normal?
-tongue symmetrical?
-are fasiculations present when the tongue is at rest?
- patient able to protude tongue completely?
-patient keep tongue tip at midline while examiner pushes tongue to left and right?
-patient able to touch upper lip with tongue tip?
-can patient keep tongue tip pressed against inside of cheeck as examiner pushes the cheeck inward
-can patient move tongue from side to side

97
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fasiculations

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visible, twitch-like movements; characteristic of flaccid dysarthria

98
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velum and pharynx at rest and during movements

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many of these muscles innervated by vagus

99
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specific tasks during oral mech. exam for velum and pharynx

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-velum rises symmetrically each time patient says /a/?
-pharyngeal gag reflux when back wall of pharynx is touched?

100
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what does it mean when theres no pharyngeal gag reflux

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sensory nerve is not intact

101
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what does it mean when the pharyngeal reflux is heightened

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spastic dysarthria occurs

102
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larynx cannot be observed directly

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true

103
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specific tasks during oral mech. exam for larynx

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  • can patient produce sharp cough?
  • can patient produce sharp glottal stop?
  • is inhalatory stridor present?
104
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glottal stop/coup

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clearing your throat; only involves active participation of phontory system

105
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stridor

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think of like an asthmatic breath

106
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specific tasks for phonatory-respiratory system

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-deep breath and say /a/ as long as possible
-latency period between signal to say /a/ and initiation of phonation
-quality, pitch, loudness, and phonations

107
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resonation system specific tasks

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take deep breath and say /u/ as long as possible while clinician squeezes nose

108
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combined systems: phonation, respiration, resonance, and artic.

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AMR & SMR

109
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stress testing for motor speech mechanisms

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mysathenia gravis

110
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non-verbal apraxia of speech

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disruption in sequencing of oral movements that are nonverbal

111
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specfic tasks for testing nonverbal apraxia

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have patient perform voluntary, nonverbal oral movements without demonstrating beforehand

112
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testing of apraxia

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count from 1-20 backwards, read sentences, including spontaneous and on demand

113
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analysis of connected speech

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-clinician records patient reading a standard reading passage
-rate patient performance on the qualities listed