A & P
Phases
Disorders
Instrumentation
Treatment
100

Another name for the Cricopharyngeus is the ________________ . 

lower esophageal sphincter 

pyloric sphincter 

upper esophageal sphincter 

  diverticula 

upper esophageal sphincter

100

Decreased oral transit time and premature spillage are two deficits that can occur during which phase? 

Oral phase

Oral prep phase

Pharyngeal phase

Esophageal phase

Oral phase

100

For what population would you most likely see test results for the GCS and RLAS? 

TBI

Cerebral Palsy  

Huntingtons Disease 

MS


TBI

100

___________ information may be useful for guiding an examination, but needs to be confirmed with ______________ measures. 

Subjective/Objective 

  Objective/Subjective 

  Instrumented/Objective 

  Diet/Liquid 

Subjective/Objective

200

The Inferior Pharyngeal Constrictor is divided into what two portions? 

thyropharyngeus/hyopharyngeus 

 hyopharyngeus/stylopharyngeus 

cricopharyngeus/salpingopharyngeus 

thyropharyngeus/cricopharyngeus 

thyropharyngeus/cricopharyngeus

200

In a healthy individual, a larger bolus (volume effects) can result in the simultaneous activity of which two phases? 

Oral Prep + Oral 

  Pharyngeal + Esophageal 

 Oral + Pharyngeal 

  Anaphase + Prophase 

 Oral + Pharyngeal

200

Which is a characteristic that may be exhibited in a patient with dementia that may not always be attributed to a dysphagia diagnosis? 

 pharyngeal-stage dysfunction 

  reduced opening of the UES 

unexplained weight loss 

  major or minor aspiration 

unexplained weight loss

200

All of the following statements regarding clinical evaluations of swallowing are true except: 

Separate from imaging studies 

Is typically performed after an imaging study 

May assist in confirming a diagnoses  

Often synonymous with “bedside swallow evaluation” 

 Is typically performed after an imaging study

300

Which intrinsic muscle, which courses along the length of the tongue, can both elevate or deviate the tongue tip depending on how it contracts? 

Inferior longitudinal muscle 

Superior longitudinal muscle  

Transverse muscle 

Vertical muscle 


Superior longitudinal muscle

300

All of the following occur during the pharyngeal phase of swallowing except _________ . 

laryngeal elevation 

 elevation of the velum 

contraction of the constrictors 

opening of the lower esophageal sphincter 

opening of the lower esophageal sphincter

300

Patients diagnosed with ________ may present with difficulty masticating or swallowing hard consistencies due to chronic myotonis, followed by muscle atrophy. 

Muscular Dystrophy 

  Multiple Sclerosis 

  Spasmodic Dysphonia 

  Zenker’s Diverticulum 

Muscular Dystrophy

300

Which of the following is not a component of a clincial eval?

Medical History

Physical inspection of swallowing musculature 

Observation of swallowing competence with test swallows 

The results of a MBS or FEES study


The results of a MBS or FEES study

300

What tx is being described? Pt. will hold breath comfortably before and during the swallow, followed by a volitional cough 

Supraglottic swallow

Super supraglottic swallow

Mendelsohn Maneuver

Masako or tongue hold

Supraglottic swallow

400

Constriction of the ___________ helps improve the velopharyngeal seal and decrease nasal regurgitation.

  Superior pharyngeal constrictor 

  Middle pharyngeal constrictor 

  Salpingopharyngeus 

  Inferior pharyngeal constrictor 

 

Superior pharyngeal constrictor

400

What two phases of swallowing are involuntary?

Oral and oral prep

Pharyngeal and esophageal 

Oral and pharyngeal

Oral and esophageal


Pharyngeal and esophageal

400

What two general considerations should you always take in to account when working with a patient diagnosed with hemispheric stroke? 

Location/extent of damage 

Functional consequences of damage 

Both A & B

None of the above


Both A & B

400

During a physical examination you determine that after conducting basic test swallows with 4oz of material, your patient’s swallowing dynamics are fairly strong. What would be the next logical step in your evaluation? 

increase bolus volume 

  review medical history 

make them NPO 

recommend instrumented assessment 

increase bolus volume

400

What tx is being described? Pt. will hold larynx in an elevated position at the peak of hyolaryngeal elevation during swallow.

Super supraglottic swallow

Mendalsohn Manuever

Voluntary Breath Hold

Shaker or head lift exercise

Mendalsohn Manuever

500

All of the following muscles may either depress the mandible or raise the hyoid bone (depending on what structure is fixed) except the ________________. 

Anterior Digastric 

 Geniohyoid 

Mylohyoid 

Masseter 

Masseter

500

In younger individuals, the pharyngeal phase is triggered when the bolus reaches the level of the ___________. 

base of tongue 

  posterior molars 

  posterior faucial pillars 

anterior faucial pillars 

anterior faucial pillars

500

What is the difference between UMN and LMN damage?

UMN is flaccid weakness while LMN is spastic weakness

UMN is spastic weakness while LMN is flaccid weakness

UMN is ataxic weakness while LMN is flaccid weakness

None of the above

UMN is spastic weakness while LMN is flaccid weakness

500

Your patient states he decided to stop “drinking during meals”, but does not provide a reason why. His son mentions to you that his dad often coughs a lot when he drinks his morning coffee. From a dysphagia perspective, what might this be an example of? 


cognitive decline 

  globus sensation 

  localized description 

symptom accommodation 

symptom accommodation

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