Better Speech and Hearing Month

Cranial Neves

100

This nerve controls the movements of your tongue.

CN XII Hypoglossal nerve 

200

This nerve is responsible for most of your tongue's sensations. 

CN VII Facial nerve 

300

The name of this cranial nerve derives from the word 'wandering' in Latin.

CN X -- Vagus nerve 

400

This nerve has a sensory and motor function. The motor component helps you chew and swallow. The sensory component is responsible for pain, touch and temperature sensations. 

CN V - Trigeminal nerve 

500

Contains 3 types of fibers:

Motor, Sensory, Parasympathetic. This one enable swallowing and it's deep inside your neck. 

CN IX - Glossopharyngeal nerve 

Abbreviations

100

SLP is the abbreviation.

Speech Language Pathologist

200

AAC is the abbreviation.

Augmentative and alternative communication

300

CCC is the abbreviation.

Certificate of Clinical Competence:  Holding the ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC), a nationally recognized professional credential that represents a level of excellence in the field of Audiology (CCC-A) or Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP).

400

FEES is the abbreviation.

 A fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) test is a procedure used to assess how well you swallow  

500

ASHA is the abbreviation.

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Swallowing

100

This structure inverts during swallowing to protect the airway. 

Epiglottis

200

These are the three phases of a swallow.

Oral, pharyngeal, esophageal

300

This is a proper term for a swallowing disorder. 

Dysphagia

400

The instance when food or liquids go into the trachea and stays ABOVE the vocal cords. 

Penetration 

500

The instance when food or liquids pass BELOW the vocal cords. 

Aspiration 

Aphasia

100

This type of aphasia is known as the 'fluent aphasia'. 

Wernicke's Aphasia 

200

This type of aphasia is known as the 'non fluent aphasia' speech output is limited, but may understand speech relatively well. 

Broca's Aphasia 

300

Name 2 Aphasia assessments. 

Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Exam

Western Aphasia Exam 

400

This type of aphasia affects all aspects of language: reading, writing, speaking and understanding. 

Global Aphasia 

500

This type of aphasia is a neurological syndrome in which language capabilities become slowly and progressively impaired

Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) 

Mystery

100

This profession is most likely to develop a voice problem.  

Teachers.

200

An average person swallows this many times per day.

600

300

The founding father in SLP.

Robert West.

400

A medical valve used for trach patients that redirections air flow through vocal folds, nose and mouth to improve voice and communication.

Passy-Muir Valve

500

This is a perfect score on the RBANS.  

160