Anatomy & Physiology
Respiration relies on the muscles of inspiration and expiration. The thick dome shaped muscle that separates the abdomen from the thorax is called the
A. Sternocleidomastoid. B. Levator costarum longis
C. Pectoralis major. D. Diaphragm
D. DIaphragm
A typical speaker of Standard American English would produce the word emancipation as:
A.Imɑnsʌpeʃʌn
B.imɑnsʌpeIʃən
C.imænsəpeIʃən
D.ImʌnsəPʃN
C. imænsəpeIʃən
A child using RECURRENCE would say
a. face dirty. b. all gone juice
c. more cookie. d. doll mine
c. more cookie.
Apraxia of speech is often associated with
a. lesions in broca's area
b. lesions in wernickes
c. lesions in subcortical structures.
d. lesions in the occipital area.
a. lesions in broca's area
Which branch of the vagus nerve (cranial nerve X) innervates the cricothyroid muscle?
A. Superior laryngeal nerve. B. Lateral laryngeal nerve
C. Recurrent laryngeal nerve D. Pharyngeal branch
A. Superior laryngeal nerve (superior branch)
A. rhotics. B. glides
C. laterals. D. liquids
D. liquids
An example of a sentence using embedded form would be which
a. the boy who got a haircut looks nice
b. the girl ate a cookie, three crackers
c. mom and dad are going to the store to buy some groceries.
d. because he was on time, they were happy
a. the boy who got a haircut looks nice
Of the following symptoms, the one associated with dysarthria is
a. even and consistent breakdowns in articulation
b. impaired syntactic structures
c. forced inspirations and expirations that interrupt speech.
d. an invariably slower rate
c. forced inspirations and expirations that interrupt speech.
A. orbicularis oris. B. buccinator
C. risorius. D. levator labii superioris
A. orbicularis oris
Broad phonemic transcription involves
A. the use of IPA symbols to transcribe phonemes by enclosing them within the slash marks /f/
B. the use of diacritical markers to transcribe phonemes by enclosing them within slash marks
C. the transcription of allophones by placing then within brackets [f]
D. the transcription of allophones by the use of diacritical markers.
A. the use of IPA symbols to transcribe phonemes by enclosing them within the slash marks /f/
Which of the following is NOT a goal of the Common Core Standards?
a. to create globally competitive citizens of the future
b. to prepare students for college
c. to ensure all students speak at least two languages so they become more competent global citizens
d. to help students become responsible citizens who use evidence for deliberation.
c. to ensure all students speak at least two languages so they become more competent global citizens
A. afferent neurons. B. efferent neurons
C. primary neurons. D. peripheral neurons
B efferent neurons
A sinusoidal wave is a sound wave
A. that is asymmetrical
B. with multiple peaks and valleys
C. with multiple frequencies
D. that is a result of simple harmonic motion
D. that is a result of simple harmonic motion
a. preoperational
b. formal operations
c. sensorimotor
d. concrete operations
c. sensorimotor
An important structure adjacent to the brainstem that contains the hypothalamus (which controls emotions) and the thalamus (which relays sensory impulses to various portions of the cerebral cortex) is called the
A. mesencephalon. B. diencephalon
C. superior cerebellar peduncle D. postcentral gyrus
B. diencephalon
A. complex sinusoidal wave forms
B. auto correlational periodic wave forms
C. harmonics
D. tonal configuration forms
C. harmonics
In order to begin producing 2 word combinations, how many words does a toddler need to have in his expressive vocabulary?
a. 50. b. 20
c. 100 d. 10
a. 50