Aphasia/TBI
Non-fluent aphasia
Is dysarthria a disorder of motor speech control or motor speech planning?
Motor speech control
SLPs generally manage all of the phases of the swallow except for one -- which is it?
Esophageal
AAC stands for this
Augmentative and alternative communication
Frequency
Hemorrhagic and ischemic are two main types of this medical emergency that can result in aphasia
Stroke
The brain and spinal cord make up the ______ nervous system
Central
Name the four phases of a typical swallow
Oral preparatory, oral, pharyngeal, esophageal
True or false: core vocabulary refers to words used frequently and across contexts, while fringe vocabulary refers to less-frequently occurring words
True
This is the name of the nerve that sends signals from the inner ear to the brainstem
Auditory nerve
This is the clinical term that refers to difficulty with word-finding
Anomia
This type of dysarthria is characterized by weak muscle tone, resulting in breathy, quiet voice
Flaccid dysarthria
When preparing to send food back, the tongue makes contact with this oral structure, also known as the roof of the mouth
Hard palate
Name two forms of AIDED AAC
The _______ is the primary inner ear structure for hearing. It is snail-shaped and translates mechanical vibration of the sound wave into an electrochemical signal that goes to the brain
Cochlea
Which of these terms refers to a brain injury on the opposite side of the impact -- coup or contrecoup?
Contrecoup
This type of dysarthria is the result of rigid muscle tone, resulting in harsh, strained/strangled vocal quality
Spastic
In which direction does the larynx move during a swallow?
Up and away from the bolus, to protect itself
Name two forms of UNAIDED AAC
sign, gestures, facial expressions
The pinna and the external auditory meatus compose the _______ ear.
Outer
Name two other professionals who may also be involved in the care of someone with TBI
OTs, PTs, social workers, psychologists, music therapists, radiologists, nutritionists, doctors, neurologists, nurses...
Individuals with this type of cerebral palsy present with slow, involuntary movements -- spastic, athetoid, or ataxic?
Athetoid
All of these are layers of protection against food passing into the airway, except one: true vocal folds, false vocal folds, epiglottis, trachea
Trachea
Name two ways in which someone may be able to directly select an item on a communication system
Eye gaze, pointing with fingers, pointing with a head pointer
These are the fluid-filled structures in the inner ear that are responsible for telling the brain where the head is positioned in space
Semicircular canals