Anatomy & Physiology
Language Development
Communication Disorders
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This muscle separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities and is essential for breathing.

What is the diaphragm. 
100

What is the typical age a child says their first real word?

12 months

100

This disorder is when speech sound errors follow patterns (like leaving off final sounds). 

What is a phonological disorder

100

This is used by all clinicians and is known as EBP. 

What is evidence-based practice

200

This part of the brain is mainly responsible for expressive language. 


What is Broca's area

200

What years do children's language develop the most? 

What is the first 3 years of life. 

200

This type of hearing loss involves problems in the inner ear. 

What is sensorineural hearing loss. 

200

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What is one of the most effective ways to work with children? 

What is play-based therapy

300

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This is known as the floating bone that is vital for speech, swallowing, and breathing. 

What is the hyoid bone

300

SLPS use this to measure a child's linguistic complexity and grammatical development. 

What is mean length of utterance (MLU). 

300

This is known as difficulty swallowing. 

What is dysphagia 

300

This map shows the position of the tongue, height of the jaw, and lip rounding when producing vowel sounds. 

What is the vowel quadrilateral 

400

This fold sits above the true vocal folds and does not typically vibrate in normal phonation.

What is the false vocal folds. 

400

A 4-year-old has age-appropriate vocabulary and grammar but struggles to take turns in conversation, frequently interrupts, and does not adjust language based on the listener.

What area of language is most affected?

What is pragmatics. 

400

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This disorder impairs a person's ability to process, understand, speak, read, or write language

What is aphasia 

400

What are the 5 components of language

What is phonology, morphology, semantics, syntax, pragmatics

500

Name the 6 cranial nerves responsible for speech production. 

What is CN V (trigeminal), CN VII (facial), CN IX (glossopharyngeal), CN X (vagus), CN XI (spinal accessory), CN XII (hypoglossal). 

500

What is this called when a child calls all 4-legged animals "kitty?" 

What is semantic overextension.  

500

Overuse of the voice can lead to these small growths on vocal cords. 

What is vocal nodules

500

This person created the Traditional Articulation Approach. 

Who is Charles Van Riper

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