SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY PRAXIS EXAM
LATEST 2024 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS|A GRADED
Internal Intercostals - ANSWER-Muscles of exhalation; 11
pairs; pull the ribs downward to decrease the diameter of the
thoracic cavity for exhalation
External Intercostals - ANSWER-Muscles of inhalation; 11
pairs; raise the ribs up and out to increase the diameter of
the thoracic cavity for inhalation
Thyroarytenoid - ANSWER-Primary muscle of the vocal folds
Transverse Arytenoids and Lateral Cricoarytenoids - ANSWER-
Adducts the vocal folds
Posterior Cricoarytenoids - ANSWER-Abducts the vocal folds
,Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve - ANSWER-Branch of the Vagus
nerve, innervates VFs
Levator Veli Palatini - ANSWER-Elevates the velum
Tensor Veli Palatini - ANSWER-Tenses the velum and opens
the Eustachian Tube. This muscle is innervated by the
Trigeminal nerve.
Midbrain - ANSWER-Part of the Brainstem. Connects the
brainstem and the cerebellum at the Substantia Nigra.
Medulla - ANSWER-Motor command pathway from
cerebrum. Site of decussation. Location of cranial nerve
nuclei for CN VIII, IX, X, XI, XII.
Middle Cerebral Artery - ANSWER-Artery that supplies most
of the speech language centers of the brain.
Afferent - ANSWER-Sensory - carries information to the brain
Efferent - ANSWER-Motor - a nerve that carries information
away from the brain
,Diencephalon - ANSWER-Made up of the Thalamus and
Hypothalamus; motor and sensory integration
Corpus Striatum - ANSWER-Globus Pallidus, Putamen,
Caudate Neucleus; these three nuclei are part of the basal
ganglia
Substantia Nigra - ANSWER-Another nucleus near the basal
ganglia; part of the extrapyramidal system. Located in the
upper portions of the midbrain, below the thalamus.
Regulates and modifies cortically initiated motor movements.
One part uses dopamine neurons to send signals up to the
striatum. Parkinson's disease is due to the death of dopamine
neurons here.
Genioglossus - ANSWER-Major tongue muscle
Lingual Frenulum - ANSWER-Where the tongue attaches to
the mandible
Four muscles of Velopharyngeal Closure - ANSWER-Levator
Veli Palatini - elevates soft palate
Tensor Veli Palatini - tenses soft palate
Palatoglossus - soft palate depression
Palatopharyngeus - helps propel the bolus
, Aryepiglottic Folds - ANSWER-Ring of connective tissue above
the larynx that helps protect the airway
Orbicularis Oris - ANSWER-Primary Muscles of the Lips
Anterior Cerebral Artery - ANSWER-Artery that supplies the
Basal Ganglia and Corpus Callosum
Corpus Callosum - ANSWER-Commisural fibers that join the
two cerebral hemispheres
Hypokinetic Dysarthria - ANSWER-Characterized by a rush of
rapid speech. This is the type of dysarthria in Parkinson's
Disease
Mucosal Wave - ANSWER-The medial-lateral excursion of the
vocal fold cover during vibration
Bernoulli Effect - ANSWER-Increased speed of air through the
vocal folds creating a sucking effect moving the vocal folds
together
LATEST 2024 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS|A GRADED
Internal Intercostals - ANSWER-Muscles of exhalation; 11
pairs; pull the ribs downward to decrease the diameter of the
thoracic cavity for exhalation
External Intercostals - ANSWER-Muscles of inhalation; 11
pairs; raise the ribs up and out to increase the diameter of
the thoracic cavity for inhalation
Thyroarytenoid - ANSWER-Primary muscle of the vocal folds
Transverse Arytenoids and Lateral Cricoarytenoids - ANSWER-
Adducts the vocal folds
Posterior Cricoarytenoids - ANSWER-Abducts the vocal folds
,Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve - ANSWER-Branch of the Vagus
nerve, innervates VFs
Levator Veli Palatini - ANSWER-Elevates the velum
Tensor Veli Palatini - ANSWER-Tenses the velum and opens
the Eustachian Tube. This muscle is innervated by the
Trigeminal nerve.
Midbrain - ANSWER-Part of the Brainstem. Connects the
brainstem and the cerebellum at the Substantia Nigra.
Medulla - ANSWER-Motor command pathway from
cerebrum. Site of decussation. Location of cranial nerve
nuclei for CN VIII, IX, X, XI, XII.
Middle Cerebral Artery - ANSWER-Artery that supplies most
of the speech language centers of the brain.
Afferent - ANSWER-Sensory - carries information to the brain
Efferent - ANSWER-Motor - a nerve that carries information
away from the brain
,Diencephalon - ANSWER-Made up of the Thalamus and
Hypothalamus; motor and sensory integration
Corpus Striatum - ANSWER-Globus Pallidus, Putamen,
Caudate Neucleus; these three nuclei are part of the basal
ganglia
Substantia Nigra - ANSWER-Another nucleus near the basal
ganglia; part of the extrapyramidal system. Located in the
upper portions of the midbrain, below the thalamus.
Regulates and modifies cortically initiated motor movements.
One part uses dopamine neurons to send signals up to the
striatum. Parkinson's disease is due to the death of dopamine
neurons here.
Genioglossus - ANSWER-Major tongue muscle
Lingual Frenulum - ANSWER-Where the tongue attaches to
the mandible
Four muscles of Velopharyngeal Closure - ANSWER-Levator
Veli Palatini - elevates soft palate
Tensor Veli Palatini - tenses soft palate
Palatoglossus - soft palate depression
Palatopharyngeus - helps propel the bolus
, Aryepiglottic Folds - ANSWER-Ring of connective tissue above
the larynx that helps protect the airway
Orbicularis Oris - ANSWER-Primary Muscles of the Lips
Anterior Cerebral Artery - ANSWER-Artery that supplies the
Basal Ganglia and Corpus Callosum
Corpus Callosum - ANSWER-Commisural fibers that join the
two cerebral hemispheres
Hypokinetic Dysarthria - ANSWER-Characterized by a rush of
rapid speech. This is the type of dysarthria in Parkinson's
Disease
Mucosal Wave - ANSWER-The medial-lateral excursion of the
vocal fold cover during vibration
Bernoulli Effect - ANSWER-Increased speed of air through the
vocal folds creating a sucking effect moving the vocal folds
together
