Cranial nerves
Swallowing
Diagnosis/Vocab
Aphasia
Potpourri
100

This nerve is associated with the face and facial paralysis.  You may see drooping around the lips/nose

What is the CN VII  or Facial Nerve

100

This structure passively inverts during the swallow to protect the airway.

What is the epiglottis?

100

______________is a motor speech disorder related to weakness/discoordination of muscles in the mouth, face, voice and respiratory systems.  There are 7 different types of this motor disorder. 

What is dysarthria?


100

Another term for "fluent" aphasia where a person speaks fluently but it usually contains nonsensical words (neologisms) is called ______________

What is Wernickes aphasia?

100

Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome is a type of dementia associated with excessive use of this.

What is Alcohol abuse?

200

This cranial nerve has 3 branches.  One wraps around the heart, which occasionally results in voice/swallowing deficits following neck/heart surgery.

What is CN X or Vagus nerve?

200

_________is when food enters the airway to the level of the focal folds, while ____________is the term used for when food/drink goes past the vocal folds to the lungs. 

What is penetration?

What is aspiration?

200

Patients who have no weakness but have trouble with speech production including inconsistent errors and groping, 2/2 the brain's programming is misfiring have this disorder.  

What is Apraxia 

200

The term for when a person mixes up similar words (i.e., "fork" for "spoon" is called ______________.

What is Semantic Paraphasia?
200

There are 8 muscles in the tongue, including one that is just for sticking your tongue out


True or False

What is True?

Hypoglossal nerve  CNXII

300

Cranial nerve _________ is in charge of almost all muscles in the tongue.  

What is CN XII or hypoglossal nerve?

300

The chin tuck is a maneuver that is safe and helpful for ALL patients.


True or False

What is False?

300

A generalized term for deficits in voice is called ________

What is dysphonia?

300

Aphasia is a disorder of memory, cognition, and intellect?

True or False

What is False?

300

Disturbances of attention, memory and executive function are the most common neurocognitive consequences of this type of injury.

What is a traumatic brain injury (TBI)?  

400

This cranial nerve helps move posterior muscles in the tongue and move the uvula up during swallowing.

What is CN IX or the glosspharyngeal nerve?

400
This activity can reduce the bacterial load that can be aspirated into the lungs which increases the risk of aspiration pneumonia.

What is oral care? 

400

Men and women have an "Adam's apple" which houses the vocal folds and serve to move the airway of the way during the swallow.  The technical term for "adam's apple" is ___________________

What is the thyroid cartilage?

400

Communication isn't always verbal.  What is another form of communication?

What are gestures, writing, pointing, drawing, AAC, etc.?
400

What common foods are not considered thickened liquids because they melt at room temperature?  

What is ice cream, sherbet, milkshakes and jello?

500

Cranial nerve _____________is responsible for the neck rotation due to the sternocleidomastoid. 

What is CN XI or the Accessory nerve?

500

Kidney function, hydration and blood sugar can be affected by this type of diet modification.

What is thickened liquids?

500

__________-________ is when you have the patient do two separate tasks at a time, like walking and naming items in a category. 

What is dual-tasking?

500

Everyone with aphasia should be given an AAC board.

True or False

WHY?

What is False?

People with receptive language deficits may not understand the images/words.  

500

This should not be added to thickened liquids because it will make them thinner

What is ice?

600
Damage to this cranial nerve can cause these symptoms:  Intense shooting or jabbing pain in the face like an electric shock, sudden episodes of pain, or pain triggered by touching the face, chewing, speaking, or brushing the teeth.

What is CN V or the trigimenal nerve?


600

Voice deficits such as reduced volume, reduced respiratory coordination for speech, raspy/strained vocal quality or wet voice can be a sign of potential swallowing deficits.

True or False

What is True?

600

This is the term for someone who has had their entire larynx removed due to head and neck cancer.  Due to this, they may use other forms of communication, like esophageal speech, electrolarynx, or TEP.

What is a laryngectomee?

600

This is placed on a trach to help restore natural sensation and airflow to improve swallowing and voice production.

What is a Passy Muir Valve (PMV)?  

700

Less common signs of _______________include:    wet voice/poor secretion management, frequent PNA, breathing coordination issues, multiple swallows and weight loss.

What is dysphagia?

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