SLP Praxis Questions With Complete Solutions
Graded A+
What are Piaget's stages of cognitive development? Correct Ans -
Sensorimotor (0-2)
Preoperational (2-7)
Concrete (7-11)
Formal (11+)
What are the muscles involved in inspiration? Correct Ans -
Diaphragm
External intercostal muscles: raise the ribs up and out
Serratus posterior superior: elevates rib cage Levator
costarum brevis: elevates rib cage
Levator costarum logies: elevates rib cage
What are the muscles involved in expiration? Correct Ans - Internal
intercostal muscles
Latissimus dorsi
Rectum abdominis
Transverse abdominis
Internal oblique abdominal
Quadrates lumborum
What structures are involved in respiration? Correct Ans - Lungs
Bronchi
Trachea Spinal
column
Sternum: manubrium, corpus, xiphoid processRib
cage
What is the myoelastic-aerodynamic theory? Correct Ans - It's a
theory of phonation. VF closure -> build up of sub glottal air pressure -> pressure
blows the folds apart -> folds vibrate -> air moves through glottalopening,
decreasing pressure -> folds sucked back together.
What are the laryngeal cartilages? Correct Ans - Hyoid bone
Epiglottis
Thyroid cartilage
Cricoid cartilage
Arytenoids
Corniculates
,Discuss the vocal folds, aryepiglottic folds and ventricular folds. Correct
Ans - Vocal folds:
They have three layers
Epithelium: the outer cover.
Lamina propia: the middle.
Vocalis muscle: the body
Aryepiglottic folds:
They go from arytenoids to larynx. Help preserve airway.
Ventricular folds:
Sometimes vibrate with low frequencies.
What are the intrinsic muscles involved in phonation? Correct Ans -
internal thyroarytenoid: it's the primary portion of thryoarynteoid muscles. itvibrates
and produces sounds.
cricothyroid: lengthens and tenses vocal folds.
oblique and transverse arytenoid: contract and pull arynteoids together foradduction.
posterior cricoarynteoid: abductslateral
cricoarytenoid: adducts
What are the extrinsic muscles involved in phonation? Correct Ans -
Elevators:
Digastric Geniohyoid
Mylohyoid
Stylohyoid
Hyoglossus
Genioglossus
Depressors:
Thyrohyoid
Omohyoid
Sternothryoid
Sternohyoid
How many/what type of teeth do we have? Correct Ans - 32 teeth: 4
incisors, 2 canine, 4 premolar and 6 molar
What are the parts of the tongue? Correct Ans - tip, blade, dorsum,
root and lingual frenulum.
,What are the intrinsic muscles of the tongue? Correct Ans - All
innervated by CN 12
Superior longitudinal muscle: shortens tongue. turns tip upward. Inferior
longitudinal muscle: shortens tongue. turns tip downward.Transverse
muscle: elongates tongue
Vertical muscle: narrows tongue
What are the extrinsic muscles of the tongue? Correct Ans -
Allinnervated by CN
12
Genioglossus: forms bulk of tongue. retracts, draws tongue downwardStyloglossus:
draws tongue up and back
Hyoglossus: retracts and depresses tongueChondroglossus:
depresses tongue
Palatoglossus: elevates tongue and depresses velum
What are the muscles of the pharynx? Correct Ans -
salpingopharyngeus: elevates laryngeal wall stylopharyngeus:
elevates and opens pharynx
superior pharyngeal constrictor: pulls wall forward
middle pharyngeal constrictor: narrows diameter or pharynx
inferior pharyngeal constrictor: constricts office of esophagus and reducesdiameter of
pharynx
What are the muscles of the soft palate? Correct Ans - levator veli
palatini: elevates velum
tensor veli palatini: tenses velum palatoglossus:
elevates and depresses velumpalatopharyngeus:
lowers velum
What are the structures of the hard palate? Correct Ans - Pre maxilla
Palatine process
What are the muscles of the mandible? Correct Ans - Elevators:
Masseter
Temporalis
Pterygoid
Depressors:
Digastric
Geniohyoid
Mylohyoid
What are the cranial nerves? Correct Ans - Olfactory
, Optic
Oculomotor
Trochlear
Trigeminal
Abducens
Facial
Vestibulocochlear
Glossopharyngeal
Vagus
Spinal accessory
Hypoglossal
Trigeminal: function and damage Correct Ans - Provides sensory
information to face. It has three branches.
Ophthalmic: nose and eyes Maxillary:
lip, maxilla, upper cheekMandibular:
lower teeth
Provides motor information to the jaw.
Damage could result in an inability to close mouth and chew.
Facial: function and damage Correct Ans - Provides sensory
information to anterior 2/3 of tongue.
Provides motor information to muscles of the face.Damage
could result in a mask like appearance.
Vestibulocochlear: function and damage Correct Ans - There are two
branches. The vestibular branch and acoustic branch. Provides sensory information.
Damage could result in hearing loss or balance issues or both.
Glossopharyngeal: function and damage Correct Ans - Provides
sensory information to posterior 1/3 of tongue
Provides motor information to muscles of pharynx (some)
Damage could result in loss of taste, difficulty swallowing and damage to thegag reflex.
Vagus: function and damage Correct Ans - Provides sensory and motor
information to some muscles of larynx and pharynx.
Graded A+
What are Piaget's stages of cognitive development? Correct Ans -
Sensorimotor (0-2)
Preoperational (2-7)
Concrete (7-11)
Formal (11+)
What are the muscles involved in inspiration? Correct Ans -
Diaphragm
External intercostal muscles: raise the ribs up and out
Serratus posterior superior: elevates rib cage Levator
costarum brevis: elevates rib cage
Levator costarum logies: elevates rib cage
What are the muscles involved in expiration? Correct Ans - Internal
intercostal muscles
Latissimus dorsi
Rectum abdominis
Transverse abdominis
Internal oblique abdominal
Quadrates lumborum
What structures are involved in respiration? Correct Ans - Lungs
Bronchi
Trachea Spinal
column
Sternum: manubrium, corpus, xiphoid processRib
cage
What is the myoelastic-aerodynamic theory? Correct Ans - It's a
theory of phonation. VF closure -> build up of sub glottal air pressure -> pressure
blows the folds apart -> folds vibrate -> air moves through glottalopening,
decreasing pressure -> folds sucked back together.
What are the laryngeal cartilages? Correct Ans - Hyoid bone
Epiglottis
Thyroid cartilage
Cricoid cartilage
Arytenoids
Corniculates
,Discuss the vocal folds, aryepiglottic folds and ventricular folds. Correct
Ans - Vocal folds:
They have three layers
Epithelium: the outer cover.
Lamina propia: the middle.
Vocalis muscle: the body
Aryepiglottic folds:
They go from arytenoids to larynx. Help preserve airway.
Ventricular folds:
Sometimes vibrate with low frequencies.
What are the intrinsic muscles involved in phonation? Correct Ans -
internal thyroarytenoid: it's the primary portion of thryoarynteoid muscles. itvibrates
and produces sounds.
cricothyroid: lengthens and tenses vocal folds.
oblique and transverse arytenoid: contract and pull arynteoids together foradduction.
posterior cricoarynteoid: abductslateral
cricoarytenoid: adducts
What are the extrinsic muscles involved in phonation? Correct Ans -
Elevators:
Digastric Geniohyoid
Mylohyoid
Stylohyoid
Hyoglossus
Genioglossus
Depressors:
Thyrohyoid
Omohyoid
Sternothryoid
Sternohyoid
How many/what type of teeth do we have? Correct Ans - 32 teeth: 4
incisors, 2 canine, 4 premolar and 6 molar
What are the parts of the tongue? Correct Ans - tip, blade, dorsum,
root and lingual frenulum.
,What are the intrinsic muscles of the tongue? Correct Ans - All
innervated by CN 12
Superior longitudinal muscle: shortens tongue. turns tip upward. Inferior
longitudinal muscle: shortens tongue. turns tip downward.Transverse
muscle: elongates tongue
Vertical muscle: narrows tongue
What are the extrinsic muscles of the tongue? Correct Ans -
Allinnervated by CN
12
Genioglossus: forms bulk of tongue. retracts, draws tongue downwardStyloglossus:
draws tongue up and back
Hyoglossus: retracts and depresses tongueChondroglossus:
depresses tongue
Palatoglossus: elevates tongue and depresses velum
What are the muscles of the pharynx? Correct Ans -
salpingopharyngeus: elevates laryngeal wall stylopharyngeus:
elevates and opens pharynx
superior pharyngeal constrictor: pulls wall forward
middle pharyngeal constrictor: narrows diameter or pharynx
inferior pharyngeal constrictor: constricts office of esophagus and reducesdiameter of
pharynx
What are the muscles of the soft palate? Correct Ans - levator veli
palatini: elevates velum
tensor veli palatini: tenses velum palatoglossus:
elevates and depresses velumpalatopharyngeus:
lowers velum
What are the structures of the hard palate? Correct Ans - Pre maxilla
Palatine process
What are the muscles of the mandible? Correct Ans - Elevators:
Masseter
Temporalis
Pterygoid
Depressors:
Digastric
Geniohyoid
Mylohyoid
What are the cranial nerves? Correct Ans - Olfactory
, Optic
Oculomotor
Trochlear
Trigeminal
Abducens
Facial
Vestibulocochlear
Glossopharyngeal
Vagus
Spinal accessory
Hypoglossal
Trigeminal: function and damage Correct Ans - Provides sensory
information to face. It has three branches.
Ophthalmic: nose and eyes Maxillary:
lip, maxilla, upper cheekMandibular:
lower teeth
Provides motor information to the jaw.
Damage could result in an inability to close mouth and chew.
Facial: function and damage Correct Ans - Provides sensory
information to anterior 2/3 of tongue.
Provides motor information to muscles of the face.Damage
could result in a mask like appearance.
Vestibulocochlear: function and damage Correct Ans - There are two
branches. The vestibular branch and acoustic branch. Provides sensory information.
Damage could result in hearing loss or balance issues or both.
Glossopharyngeal: function and damage Correct Ans - Provides
sensory information to posterior 1/3 of tongue
Provides motor information to muscles of pharynx (some)
Damage could result in loss of taste, difficulty swallowing and damage to thegag reflex.
Vagus: function and damage Correct Ans - Provides sensory and motor
information to some muscles of larynx and pharynx.
