Specific Language Impairment
To obtain detailed information regarding a child’s overall language ability, a speech language pathologist can use a(n) _____________.
language sample
A medical procedure for evaluating swallowing is _________.
modified barium swallow
A moving clot in an artery is called a(n) ________.
embolus
The unit of measurement for sound intensity is _______.
decibel
A mixed hearing loss refers to _______.
combined conductive and sensorineural hearing losses
The cause of specific language impairment is ___________.
Unknown
Food or fluid entering the trachea during swallowing is _________.
aspiration
Jargon (unintelligible speech) is most prominent in ________.
Wernicke's aphasia
The eardrum is connected to the _______.
Malleus
Fluid in the middle ear would cause a _________.
When a child has a specific language impairment, their language can be affected in the area of language _____________.
all of the above
The sequence of swallowing stages is _________.
anticipatory, oral, pharyngeal, esophageal
An individual has specific difficulty in retrieving words and labels for pictures and objects in comparison to more intact reading, writing, comprehension and oral expression abilities. He demonstrates ________.
anomic aphasia
The stapes footplate fits into the _______.
The oval window
Tympanometry is used to evaluate _____________.
middle ear function
Most children with specific language impairment have ____________.
normal intelligence
Dysphagia in dementia may be caused by _________.
all of the above
Alzheimer's disease is due to _____________.
changes in the neurons of the cerebrum, such as the development of plaques
The unit of measurement for frequency is _______.
hertz
A hearing loss has a loss by both air conduction and bone conduction and no significant air-bone gap is ___________.
sensorineural hearing loss
Symptoms in autism include all the following except __________.
The swallowing stage in which the larynx moves down and back, allowing the person to resume respiration, is the _________.
esophageal stage
Impulsiveness, disinhibition, and apathy are characteristic of individuals with ____________.
brain trauma
The sensory organ for hearing is called the ______.
Organ of Corti
An individual’s hearing aid should ________.
provide the individual with the ability to hear as much of the speech range as possible