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HUMAN LANGUAGE
HUMAN LANGUAGE
The basilar membrane is organized in what way?
The basilar membrane is tonotopically organized.
Does the word “engineer” have initial, medial, or final syllable stress?
final syllable stress
What is transcortical sensory aphasia?
Transcortical Sensory Aphasia is an acquired language disorder where speech is fluent and repetition is normal, but comprehension and word finding are impaired.
What muscle is mainly responsible for the movement of air into the lungs?
the diaphragm
The typical speaker of Standard American English would produce "Drinkwitz" as: __________.
[dɹiŋkwɪtz] or [dʒriŋkwɪtz]
In the sentence, “The dog is now happily napping in the sun,” what is the verb phrase?
The verb phrase is “is now happily napping”
What type of words are these “heyday” “bookmark” “toothache”?
Spondee’s words that have two syllables with equal stress on each
A two-year-old has 50+ words but almost all of the words are nouns. He is not combining words into two-word combinations. What domains of language are a weakness for the child?
form (syntax and morphology) and content (semantics)
What are the 3 cavities of the pharynx?
Nasopharynx, oropharynx, & laryngopharynx
The mother of Danny, a three-year-old who is speaking very little, has been working with an SLP on some language stimulation techniques to build Danny's expressive language skills. One day when they are driving, Danny points to the sky and says excitedly, "Plane sky!" His mother responds, "Yes, I see that big silver plane flying up in the blue sky! Wow!" She has just used the technique of:
a. extension
b. parallel talk
c. expansion
d. recasting
a. extension
Why is it beneficial to sometimes cut the corpus callosum in patients with severe epilepsy?
Because it can prevent seizures from spreading from one hemisphere to the other.
Transcribe: “mischievous”
[ˈmɪsʧəvəs]
What is the difference between Broca’s aphasia and Transcortical Motor Aphasia (comprehension, repetition, word finding, fluency)?
Broca’s: comprehension is normal, repetition and word finding are impaired, non-fluent
Transcortical Motor: comprehension and repetition are normal, word finding is impaired, non-fluent
The stomach connects to the esophagus via the ___________& to the small intestine via the ___________.
Lower esophageal sphincter; pyloric sphincter
The analysis of the acoustical features of consonants __________
a. is the same as that of vowels.
b. is easier than the analysis of vowels.
c. should take into consideration the voice onset time.
d. need not consider formant transitions.
c. should take into consideration the voice onset time
Why do we perceive two speech sounds as different?
Due to categorical perception! Idea that two perceived items cannot belong to the same group.
_____show what we hear, while _______show what we expect to hear.
brackets; virgules
What are 2 intervention environments in schools? What are the pros and cons of each?
- Pros: small group/individual & quiet environment
- Cons: include materials are unrelated to curriculum & student may be unable to use skills outside of speech room
Classroom-based model:
- Pros: SLP serves the student in the classroom & the curriculum materials are used
- Cons: the intervention is not as individualized & SLP must come up with skills on the spot
What are the 14 facial bones?
2 maxillary, 2 palatine, 1 vomer, 2 inferior nasal conchae, 2 lacrimal, 2 nasal, 2 zygomatic, 1 mandible
A child who shows slow, writhing, involuntary movements has which type of cerebral palsy?
a. spastic
b. mixed
c. ataxic
d. athetoid
d. athetoid
Which of the following is true regarding the Nodes of Ranvier?
A. myelin is present at the nodes of Ranvier
B. voltage-gated ion channels are absent at the nodes of Ranvier
C. action potentials do not occur at the nodes of Ranvier
D. the nodes of ranvier are important for saltatory conduction
D. the nodes of ranvier are important for saltatory conduction
Your new client has resonance issues due to velo-pharyngeal weakness. Is this an articulation disorder or a phonological disorder?
articulation disorder
What are 14 Brown’s Grammatical Morphemes?
present progressive -ing, plural s, possessive s, past tense -ed, irregular past tense, third person present, third person present irregular, articles, in, on, contractible copula, non contractible copula, contractible auxiliary, non contractible auxiliary
What are the 6 muscles of the pharynx?
Superior constrictor, middle constrictor, inferior constrictor, salpingopharyngeus, stylopharyngeus, & palatopharyngeus
Parents bring their son Derek to you. He is 30 months old and only says a few words. The pediatrician has told them not to worry and just given Derek time, saying "He is a boy, after all, and they usually develop language more slowly." But Derek's parents are still concerned. The best recommendation you could give them would be:
a. do nothing and follow the pediatrician's recommendation to give him time to develop
b. give them a home language stimulation program, and tell them to come back in a year for a reevaluation
c. recommend an immediate, full evaluation of Derek's language skills
d. send Derek and his parents to a psychologist for an evaluation of his cognitive skills
c. recommend an immediate, full evaluation of Derek's language skills