SLP Praxis EXAM PRACTICE 600+ QUESTIONS &
CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST 2025
What are Piaget's stages of cognitive development? - ANSWER-Sensorimotor (0-2)
Preoperational (2-7)
Concrete (7-11)
Formal (11+)
What are the muscles involved in inspiration? - ANSWER-Diaphragm
External intercostal muscles: raise the ribs up and out
Serrates posterior superior: elevates rib cage
Levator costarium brevis: elevates rib cage
Levator costarum logies: elevates rib cage
What are the muscles involved in expiration? - ANSWER-Internal intercostal
muscles
Latissimus dorsi
Rectum abdominis
Transverse abdominis
Internal oblique abdominal
Quadrates lumborum
What structures are involved in respiration? - ANSWER-Lungs
,Bronchi
Trachea
Spinal column
Sternum: manubrium, corpus, xiphoid process
Rib cage
What is the myoelastic-aerodynamic theory? - ANSWER-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 glottal opening, decreasing
pressure -> folds sucked back together.
What are the laryngeal cartilages? - ANSWER-Hyoid bone
Epiglottis
Thyroid cartilage
Cricoid cartilage
Arytenoids
Corniculates
Discuss the vocal folds, aryepiglottic folds and ventricular folds. - ANSWER-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? - ANSWER-internal
thyroarytenoid: it's the primary portion of thryoarynteoid muscles. it vibrates and
produces sounds.
cricothyroid: lengthens and tenses vocal folds.
oblique and transverse arytenoid: contract and pull arynteoids together for
adduction.
posterior cricoarynteoid: abducts
lateral cricoarytenoid: adducts
What are the extrinsic muscles involved in phonation? - ANSWER-Elevators:
Digastric
Geniohyoid
Mylohyoid
Stylohyoid
Hyoglossus
Genioglossus
, Depressors:
Thyrohyoid
Omohyoid
Sternothryoid
Sternohyoid
How many/what type of teeth do we have? - ANSWER-32 teeth: 4 incisors, 2
canine, 4 premolar and 6 molar
What are the parts of the tongue? - ANSWER-tip, blade, dorsum, root and lingual
frenulum.
What are the intrinsic muscles of the tongue? - ANSWER-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? - ANSWER-All innervated by CN 12
Genioglossus: forms bulk of tongue. retracts, draws tongue downward
Styloglossus: draws tongue up and back
Hyoglossus: retracts and depresses tongue
CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST 2025
What are Piaget's stages of cognitive development? - ANSWER-Sensorimotor (0-2)
Preoperational (2-7)
Concrete (7-11)
Formal (11+)
What are the muscles involved in inspiration? - ANSWER-Diaphragm
External intercostal muscles: raise the ribs up and out
Serrates posterior superior: elevates rib cage
Levator costarium brevis: elevates rib cage
Levator costarum logies: elevates rib cage
What are the muscles involved in expiration? - ANSWER-Internal intercostal
muscles
Latissimus dorsi
Rectum abdominis
Transverse abdominis
Internal oblique abdominal
Quadrates lumborum
What structures are involved in respiration? - ANSWER-Lungs
,Bronchi
Trachea
Spinal column
Sternum: manubrium, corpus, xiphoid process
Rib cage
What is the myoelastic-aerodynamic theory? - ANSWER-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 glottal opening, decreasing
pressure -> folds sucked back together.
What are the laryngeal cartilages? - ANSWER-Hyoid bone
Epiglottis
Thyroid cartilage
Cricoid cartilage
Arytenoids
Corniculates
Discuss the vocal folds, aryepiglottic folds and ventricular folds. - ANSWER-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? - ANSWER-internal
thyroarytenoid: it's the primary portion of thryoarynteoid muscles. it vibrates and
produces sounds.
cricothyroid: lengthens and tenses vocal folds.
oblique and transverse arytenoid: contract and pull arynteoids together for
adduction.
posterior cricoarynteoid: abducts
lateral cricoarytenoid: adducts
What are the extrinsic muscles involved in phonation? - ANSWER-Elevators:
Digastric
Geniohyoid
Mylohyoid
Stylohyoid
Hyoglossus
Genioglossus
, Depressors:
Thyrohyoid
Omohyoid
Sternothryoid
Sternohyoid
How many/what type of teeth do we have? - ANSWER-32 teeth: 4 incisors, 2
canine, 4 premolar and 6 molar
What are the parts of the tongue? - ANSWER-tip, blade, dorsum, root and lingual
frenulum.
What are the intrinsic muscles of the tongue? - ANSWER-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? - ANSWER-All innervated by CN 12
Genioglossus: forms bulk of tongue. retracts, draws tongue downward
Styloglossus: draws tongue up and back
Hyoglossus: retracts and depresses tongue
