VOICE
PRESCHOOL
ANATOMY + PHYSIOLOGY
ST. PATRICK'S DAY TRIVA
PROFESSOR FUN FACTS TRIVIA
100

Depending on the case, who are the possible members of the voice team? Name 4. 

Primary care physician, gastroenterologist, oncologist, neurologist, psychologist/psychiatrist, social worker,  vocal coach

100

What are the two main types of language targeted in preschool?

expressive and receptive language 

100

What are the three important functions of the larynx?

Control of the airflow during breathing, protection of the airway, and production of sound for speech

100

Each year since 1962, what city dyes the river Kelly green?

Chicago, Illinois

100

Which professor knows Japanese?

Professor Powell 

200

An ENT has a ____________ focus, while an SLP as a ___________ focus.

1st blank: structural

2nd blank: functional

200

Give two examples of challenge behaviors you might see in preschool kiddos.

Focus difficulties, chatterbox, elopement, aggression, physicality, etc. 



200

What is the largest/most prominent laryngeal cartilage?

Thyroid cartilage

200

Even though it's a big drinking day now, St. Paddy's Day used to be a dry holiday up until what decade? 

a. 1950s 

b. 1960s

c. 1970s

d. 1980s

c. 1970s

300

What are the 3 main components of voice production? 

respiration, phonation, and resonance

300

What are 2-3 phonological awareness skills we should be looking out for in preschool children? 

Rhyming, alliteration, syllable awareness, sentence segmenting 

300

A decrease in the cross-sectional area of the pharyngeal-oral lumen generally causes a(n) ________________ in airway resistance. 

a. increase 

b. decrease

a. increase

300
What are the three colors of the Irish flag?

Green, white, and orange

300

Which professor had a mountain lion at her house in February? 

Professor Powell

400

Why is a rigid scope more advantageous than a flexible scope? (1 main answer)

A rigid scope provides a much clearer picture than a flexible scope.

400

List three kinds of errors we might hear preschool children make. 

Assimilation, reduplication, fronting, stopping, cluster reduction, final consonant deletion 

400

Which area of the brain controls the more automatic phases of swallowing? 

a. basal ganglia 

b. brainstem 

c. thalamus 

d. anterior cingulate cortex



    • b. Brainstem 

b. brainstem

400

Where was St. Patrick born?

a. Scotland

b. Ireland

c. France

d. Germany

a. Scotland

500

What would happen if any of a client's infrahyoid laryngeal muscles were damaged/impacted in some way?

The client will likely not be able to lower their pitch and their voice might feel “stuck.” The client may say “I don’t have as big of a range.” 

500

What is MLU / what is a typical MLU goal for a child about to graduate preschool (generally at age 4)?

4.5 or more! 

500

What three muscles does the anterior branch of the recurrent laryngeal nerve innervate?  

Interarytenoids (transverse and oblique arytenoids), thyroarytenoid, lateral cricoarytenoid

500

When was the Lucky Charms cereal invented?

1964

500

Which professor once crashed a car because a dog pooped in her lap?

Professor Powell

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