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Class 1: Misc Topics
Anatomy and Physiology-THE BRAIN
Aphasia
Apraxia
Dysarthria
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Proper hand washing is the most effective way to prevent the spread of infections, covering coughs and sneezes, using gloves, masks and protective clothing. Following hospital guidelines when dealing with blood.
What is Infectious Disease Control
100
The area that contains the brain’s visual processing system
What is Occipital Lobe
100
Name three ways one can communicate better with the person with aphasia?
What are 1. Gain individual's attention 2. Minimize distractions 3. Keep voice normal. Do not speak loudly 4. Keep communication simple-use simple sentence structures 5. Give the individual time to speak 6. Communicate in various ways: gestures, drawing,writing,etc.
100
Name three treatments that are available for childhood apraxia and/or adult apraxia?
What is AAC, tactile, visual and auditory cues during speech practice, repetition of practice items, PROMPT, Kaufman
100
Define dysarthria?
What is a motor speech disorder which results in impaired movement of muscles used for speech production (including lips, tongue, vocal folds, diaphragm).
200
Germs that live in the bloodstream that can cause disease in others.
What is Bloodborne Pathogens
200
The area is involved with memory and hearing; comprehension of spoken language
What is Temporal Lobe
200
The term in which damage in this area results in language deficits, sentences are typically incomplete with primary use of nouns, and speech is slow and labored AND what part of the brain is affected
What is Broca's Aphasia in the Frontal Lobe
200
Identify three causes of apraxia of speech in adults?
What are TBI, dementia, brain tumors, anoxia, infections and toxins and progressive neurological disorders
200
Define the difference between Hypokinetic Dysarthria and Hyperkinetic Dysarthria
What is Hypokinetic Dysarthria- impaired range of motion of lips, tongue and jaw, imprecise articulation, difficult to understand, mumbling, soft voice, (Parkinsons) Hyperkinetic Dysarthria-may grunt (due to contraction of respiratory and phonatory muscles), echolalia, involunatary movements (Huntington's Chorea)
300
The use of a magnetic field to show very detailed images of various parts of the body
What is an MRI?
300
The area responsible for problem solving and judgment and motor function
What is the Frontal Lobe
300
The aphasia in which there is poor comprehension of spoken and written language, spoken sentences lack meaning and often make no sense at all AND what part of the brain is affected.
What is Wernicke's Aphasia in the Temporal Lobe
300
Name two causes of Childhood apraxia of speech?
What are Genetic disorders or syndromes, neurological development, TBI, early stroke (in utero or at birth)
300
Name the four types of dysarthria discussed in class
What are Spastic, ataxic, hypokinetic and hyperkinetic
400
Name 5 Medical Team Specialists that might be involved in varied medical and health care settings?
What are the Dietician, Otolaryngologist (ENT), Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapist, Nurses, Neurosurgeons, Pediatricians, Pharmacists, Plastic Surgeons, Prosthodontists, Rehab Directors, orderlies, etc.
400
The area that manages sensation, handwriting and body position.
What is the Parietal Lobe
400
Identify three causes of aphasia
What are Stroke (CVA), Brain Injury, Brain Tumors
400
Define Apraxia of Speech
What is a motor speech disorder which affects the ability to select and produce speech sounds in recognizable patterns. Symptoms include sound distortions, substitutions and/or omissions, inconsistent speech errors, impaired rhythm and prosody, slow speech rate, groping..
400
Define the difference between flaccid and spastic dysarthria
What is Flaccid Dysarthria-hypernasality, breathy voice, imprecise consonants Spastic Dysarthria-harsh vocal quality, imprecise consonants, hypernasality and strained-strangled voice quality
500
Give three examples of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE's)?
What are gloves, mask, goggles, apron or gown, and shoe coverings.
500
The brain region that is located in the posterior portion of the frontal lobe. It works in association with other motor areas to plan and execute movements.
What is the Primary Motor Cortex
500
Name two treatment techniques for Aphasia?
What are Constraint Induced Language Therapy (CILT), Language Impaired Based Treatment, Melodic Intonation Therapy, Script Training, Word Finding Treatment and PACE treatment for conduction aphasia
500
Name three signs or symptoms of apraxia?
What are sound distortions, substitutions and/or omissions, inconsistent speech errors, impaired rhythm and prosody, slow speech rate, groping....
500
Name the four motor processing systems impacted by motor speech disorders
What are Respiration, Phonation, Articulation and Resonance