Speech

Question 1

T/F: Speech is both verbal and nonverbal.

Answer 1

False

Language is verbal and nonverbal

Question 2

What are the subsystems in speech?

Answer 2

1. Respiration
2. Phonation
3. Resonation
4. Articulation
5. Fluency/prosody

Question 3

T/F: Fluency is the smoothness or flow of speech production.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

_________ is when sound waves are created by vibration of the vocal folds.

Answer 4

Phonation

Question 5

_________ are one of the most common causes of pediatric dysphonia.

Answer 5

Vocal nodules

Question 6

________ often entails surgical removal and possible voice therapy.

Answer 6

Vocal fold cysts

Question 7

_________ requires surgical resection (may require multiple surgeries).

Answer 7

Laryngeal

Question 8

T/F: Voice therapy is often very successful with young patients.

Answer 8

False

Can be challenging

Question 9

________ involves anatomical shape adjustment and constriction of the mouth, pharynx and nasal cavities to produce sound.

Answer 9

Articulation

Question 10

T/F: Speech Sound Disorders (SSDs) are considered articulation disorders.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

T/F: Oral-motor therapy is evidence-based practice.

Answer 11

False

Question 12

What are two examples of motor speech disorders?

Answer 12

Dysarthria and childhood apraxia of speech

Question 13

_______ is a name for a group of neurologic speech disorders resulting from abnormalities in strength, speed, range, steadiness, tone, or accuracy of movements.

Answer 13

Dysarthria

Question 14

T/F: Congenital dysarthria is present from birth.

Answer 14

True

Question 15

________ involves difficulties with speech and accuracy of articulatory movements.

Answer 15

Dysarthria

Question 16

T/F: Children with athetoid CP will have more artic errors than those with spastic CP.

Answer 16

True

Question 17

T/F: Most children will present with mixed dysarthria.

Answer 17

True

Question 18

__________ is a neurological speech disorder where precision and consistency of movements is altered in the absence of neuromuscular deficits.

Answer 18

Childhood apraxia of speech

Question 19

What are some possible treatments for motor speech disorders?

Answer 19

1. Articulation therapy
2. Palatal lift/VPD
3. Improve breath support

Question 20

________ is the quality of sound and involves the balance of oral and nasal sound energy.

Answer 20

Resonance

Question 21

T/F: Hypernasality is normally associated with VPI.

Answer 21

True

Question 22

Perception of excessive nasality will be during production of ______ sounds.

Answer 22

vowel

Question 23

Perception of hypo nasality will be during production of __________.

Answer 23

nasal consonants

Question 24

The _________ mechanism connects the oral and nasal cavities.

Answer 24

velopharyngeal

Question 25

T/F: VP closure occurs for swallowing and speech.

Answer 25

True

Question 26

What is the most important muscle for providing adequate VP closure for speech?

Answer 26

Levator veli palatini

Question 27

T/F: Conclusions can be made about VP closure during speech based on non speech activities.

Answer 27

FALSE

Question 28

What are the most common articulation errors of children with cleft palate/VPI?

Answer 28

1. Gluttal stops

2. Nasal fricatives

Question 29

T/F: Speech therapy is effective in treating resonance disorders/VPD.

Answer 29

False

Question 30

T/F: Malocclusion is common with cleft lip/palate.

Answer 30

True

Question 31

T/F: Orthodontics are needed for all patients with clefts through the alveolar ridge.

Answer 31

True

Question 32

When are alveolar bone grafts typically done?

Answer 32

5-9 years old

Question 33

When should orthognathic surgery be done?

Answer 33

When facial growth is complete

Question 34

What is nasometry?

Answer 34

Measures balance between oral and nasal sound energies

Question 35

Nasopharyngoscopy is used to analyze the ________.

Answer 35

VP mechanism

Question 36

T/F: Speech therapy will not reduce hyper nasality.

Answer 36

True

Question 37

T/F: Imaging studies are necessary for treatment planning.

Answer 37

True

Question 38

Surgery to correct VPD is often referred to as ________ surgery.

Answer 38

secondary

Question 39

_______ is the treatment of choice for children with VPD.

Answer 39

Surgery