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Intro To SLP- Final Flashcards

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Agrammatism

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Language characterized by predominance of content words (verbs and nouns) and absence of functors (articles, prepositions); characteristic of Broca’s aphasia

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Amplitude

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The distance an object moves from its resting position during vibration

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Aneurysm

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Bulge in the wall of an artery resulting from weakness

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Anomia

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Without words; difficulty retrieving the names, objects, pictures, or concepts

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Anoxia

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Lack of oxygen

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Aphasia

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Language disorder affecting phonology, grammar, semantics, and pragmatic as well as reading and writing caused by focal brain damage

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Apraxia

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Neurological damage resulting in inconsistent speech production abilities

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Aspiration

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The presence of food or liquid in the airway below the level of the true vocal folds

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Ataxia

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Neuromuscular disorder characterized by errors in the direction, force, and timing of movements resulting from cerebellar damage

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Athetosis

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Congenital neuromuscular disorder characterized by writhing involuntary movement caused by extrapyramidal tract damage

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Audiogram

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Graph depicting the threshold of audibility (in decibels) as a function of different frequencies

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Augmentative communication

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Different forms of communication including devices and aids

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Bolus

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Food after it has been chewed and mixed with saliva

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Cerebral palsy

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Syndrome of deficits in visual, auditory, intellectual, and motor functions in the critical early development period for speech and language

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Cerumen

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Tacky yellow or brown substance secreted by oil glands in the external auditory meatus; commonly known as earwax

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Child-centered approaches

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Chronological age

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The use of years and months to determine a child’s age and to compare him or her with other children of the same age

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Circumlocution

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Circuitous description of a word that cannot be recalled

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Cochlea

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Coiled tube in the inner ear that houses the sensory cells for hearing; a structure on the inner ear that converts the mechanical energy received from the middle ear into an electrochemical code for transmission to the brain

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Cochlear implant

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Device that is surgically placed in the cochlea and provides auditory stimulation for individuals with severe to profound hearing loss

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Comprehension

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The ability to understand language (the opposite of expression)

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Content

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Refers to the meaning of language; known as semantics

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CVA

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Cerebrovascular accident; stroke

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Dysarthria

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Neuromuscular speech disorder

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Dysphagia

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Difficulty in swallowing or an inability to swallow

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Edema

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Accumulation of an excessive amount of fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities; usually results in a swelling of the tissues

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Embolus

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Moving clot from another part of the body that may lodge and interrupt the blood supply

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Endoscopy

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Examination of the interior of a canal or hollow space; the insertion of a flexible scope through the nose to look at the anatomy or the pharynx and to observe the pharynx and larynx before and after swallowing

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Eustachian tube

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The canal that connects the middle ear cavity to the back of the throat; opens briefly to equalize pressure in the middle ear

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Evidence-based practice

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Making assessment and treatment decisions by integrating the best research evidence with clinical expertise and patient values

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External auditory meatus

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The canal that directs sounds from the pinna to that tympanic membrane

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Form

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Structure of language, including syntax, morphology, and phonology

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Frequency

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The number of cycles of vibration completed in 1 sec measured in hertz

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G-tube

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Feeding tube that is placed directly into the stomach through an incision in the skin

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Hearing threshold

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Softest sound a patient can hear and respond to at least 50% of the time

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Hematoma

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Encapsulated blood from a broken blood vessel

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Hemiplegia

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Paralysis or weakness on one side of then body; typically the side affected is opposite the side of the brain injury

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Hemorrhage

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Bleeding from a broken artery or vein

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Homonymous hemianopsia

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Loss of vision in part of the visual field caused by brain injury

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Hyperreflexia

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Abnormally increased reflexes result ng from nervous system damage

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Hypertonicity

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Abnormally increased background activity of a muscle resulting from nervous system damage

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Hypotonicity

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Abnormally decreased background activity f a muscle resulting from nervous system damage

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Literature based language intervention

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An approach to language intervention in which all the language therapy activities are related to a children’s book

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Modified barium swallow

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A moving x-ray picture of a swallow

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Multidisciplinary assessment

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Members of an assessment team conduct their own independent assessments of the child’s abilities that relate to their own interest areas; in a summary meeting, each member of the team shares his or her findings and recommends treatment; emphasis is on the parts of the child rather than the whole child

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Neoglism

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A new word that may be meaningless

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NG-tube, nasogastric tube

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A feeding tube that goes through the nose, through the pharynx, and into the stomach

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Ossicular chain

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The three interconnected bonds in the middle ear that conduct vibration from the tympanic membrane to the cochlea

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Otitis media

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Infection of the middle ear

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Paraphasia

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Mixing up sounds in words; common in Wernicke’s aphasia

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Peristalsis

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The contraction of smooth muscle to propel food through the digestive tract

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Phonological awareness

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A type of metalinguistic awareness; knowledge of the sequence of sounds that make up words; ability to identify the phoneme structure of words

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Pinna

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On the outer ear, the visible flap of skin attached to the head

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Sound propagation

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Movement of vibration through a medium brought about by collisions between neighboring particles

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Specific language impairment

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Difficulties acquiring language in the absence of any other mental, sensory, motoric, emotional, or experiential deficits

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Specific learning disorder

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A disorder of n the psychological processes involved in learning that may manifest itself in an imperfect ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell, or do mathematical calculations

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Spondee words

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A 2 syllable word pronounced with equal emphasis on both syllables; used in testing the SRT

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Spontaneous recovery

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Recovery from stroke resulting from physiological and reorganizational changes in the brain and not attributable to rehabilitation

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Thrombosis

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Accumulation of material within an artery; when complete it causes as stroke

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TIA

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Transient ischemic attack; temporarily interruption of blood flow to an area of the brain; the effects typically resolve within 24 hours

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Transdisciplinary assessment

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When a team of professionals works together to evaluate a child; members of the team are not limited to the evaluation of any single area of development

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Tympanic membrane

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The cone shaped layer of tissue that separates the external auditory meatus from the middle ear cavity; the malleus is connected to the inner surface of the tympanic membrane

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Use

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Language use refers to the social aspects of language which are also called pragmatics

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