Exam 1 Review

True/False: SLP and Audiology graduate degree are both a clinical masters degree

False

What is the type of therapy service that helps someone re-gain a skill that was lost due to illness, injury, etc. called?

Rehabilitation

In the fields of speech-language pathology and audiology rely on __________ to ensure proper diagnosis and clinical management of their patients.

Evidence Based Practice

True/False: there is a most correct English dialect

False

List 3 reasons why standardized tests are not equally valid for all individuals.

Minority individuals
Linguistic bias
Lack of languages offered
Content is biased
Lack of familiarity with test taking

How many morphemes does the word unfaithfully have?

4 (un/faith/ful/ly)

Content is the ________ of language.

meaning

What is it called when speakers are exposed to multiple dialects and use each dialect in different languages?

Code switching

What is the role of the nervous system?

Controls purposeful function
Sends and receives signals
The bodies command center
Originates from the brain

Function of frontal lobes?

Contains motor strip, plays large role in motor movement

Function of parietal lobes?

Responsible for processing sensory information

Function of temporal lobes?

right: processes environmental stimuli
left: contains auditory cortex

Function of occipital lobes?

Primary visual cortex

True/False: Humans breathe the same when they speak as when they are not speaking

False

What acts as a supporting structure in the larynx and doesn't produce sound?

False vocal cords/ventricular folds

Parkinson's disease is an example if a disruption of ______________ physiology.

Basal ganglia

What is the lowest resonant frequency produced by an oscillating object?

Fundamental frequency

Which top-down functions does the brain use to interpret sound?

Experience
Memory
Nonverbal cues

How many phonemes does sing have?

3

What is the function of the middle ear?

To convert acoustic to mechanical energy

Boomy is a ___________ term that describes the quality of sound.

Subjective

True/False: Language is dynamic.

True

What is an example of habilitation therapy?

Infant getting cochlear implant's and learning how to communicate

What is a filter for speech?

Oral cavity

What are the 3 components of language?

Form
Content
Use

What are the 5 domains of language?

Phonology
Morphology
Syntax
Semantics
Pragmatics

Why are professional organizations important?

Provide:
A standard for care
Certification
Education opportunities
Networking opportunities
Advocacy

What are the 2 professional organizations?

ASHA or AAA

What structure produces sound for speech?

Larynx

What part of the ear is the pinna?

Outer ear

In what part of the ear are the ossicles located in?

Middle ear

True/False: the oral cavity produces the sound for speech.

False

What does IPA stand for?

International Phonetic Alphabet

Scratchy is a ________ term that describes sound?

Subjective

What are some differences between SLP and AuD graduate program?

Future job
SLP- masters, AuD- doctorate

Name someone that an SLP and AuD would work with.

Physician
Teacher
PT
OT

What is the free morpheme in the word pregaming?

Game

What is an allophone?

Variations in the pronunciation of a phoneme

What can't an SLPA do?

Diagnose, work unsupervised

What is the type a therapy used to gain a skill?

Habilitation

What is a type of therapy used to regain a skill?

Rehabilitation

How to tell a difference from a disorder?

Standardized tests
Observing behavior
Patient history

What is speech breathing?

Inhalation occur more quickly than exhalations- used for talking

What is the study of a sound system of a language?

Phonology

What is the function of the false vocal folds?

Supports larynx

What does a bilabial sound mean?

Use both lips to make sound

Where does the air pass through to get to the lungs?

Trachea/larynx

What is responsible for balance?

Vestibular system

What is the difference between efferent and afferent neurons?

Efferent carries motor information
Afferent carries sensory information

What is cognitive communication?

Memory and brain use

What are the 2 primary purposes of the phonatory system?

Protection (from aspirating food)
Production of sound

What determines the frequency of someone's voice?

Length of vocal cords

What part of the ear collects sound?

Pinna

What is the function of the epiglottis?

Protect airway (trachea/larynx)

What structure runs directly behind the trachea?

Esophagus

What is the difference in speech and language?

Speech is the actual sound created
Language is how we communicate

What structure is innervated by the hypoglossal CN?

Tongue

What is the difference between a physical quantity and a subjective quantity?

physical- a quantity of sound that can be measured
subjective- a quantity of perspective and opinion

What is a Diphthong?

The blending of two vowel sounds

What is a harmonic?

A whole number integral of a fundamental frequency

Name the sound made when the top of the tongue hits the front of the roof of the mouth.

Alveolar

Why is speech perception important?

For development and production of language

What are the 3 smallest bones in the body?

Ossicles

What are the 3 ossicles?

Incus, malleus and stapes

What structure is responsible for making the "n", "m", and "ng" sounds?

The nasal cavity

What part of the brain works with the frontal lobes to control motor activity?

Cerebellum

What is the scientific name for ear wax?

Cerumen

True/False: an audiology assistant can diagnose hearing loss.

False

What describes many versions of the same language

Dialect

What is a professional organization?

A governing body that serves to standardize, unify, monitor quality, promote research, further education, along with updating skills of practice