SPA Exam

Unaided AAC (Augmentative Alternative Communication) can include the use of __.

Gestures, facial expressions, and sign language.

A communication board is a type of __.

Low-tech AAC.

Training for the use of an AAC device should include the __.

Family members, client/patient, and caregiver.

An individual who utilizes an AAC device can select symbols via or .

Direct selection or indirect selection.

This type of high-tech AAC system allows for functions that include speech-output and the functions of a regular computer: __.

Open system.

In the __ model, the goal of the treatment is for the AAC user to communicate as their peers do.

Participation model.

An AAC Assessment focuses on __.

Communication competence.

AAC device system training is best completed in the __ setting.

Natural environment of the client/patient.

Use of an AAC device with a client on the Autism spectrum should only be used as a “last resort”: __.

False.

Use of a communication board easily allows for communication by the patient/client that goes beyond making requests: __.

False.

Match the condition to the location within the ear where the issue occurs: Atresia.

Outer ear.

Which are associated with the function of the inner ear? and .

Balance and hearing.

The components of the outer ear include __, __, __, and __.

Lobule, helix, tragus, external auditory canal.

Type of hearing assessment that evaluates hearing perception of sounds that travel through the air and into the ear canal: __.

Air conduction.

Structures of the middle ear: __, __, __, __.

Stapedius muscle, ossicles, Eustachian tube, tympanic membrane.

The acoustic reflex involves contraction of the and muscle.

Tensor tympani and stapedius.

Humans hear sounds that range from __ Hz.

20-20,000 Hz.

Immittance testing, completed by an audiologist, evaluates function of the and .

Middle ear and tympanic membrane.

The term referring to how quickly air particles are vibrating is called __.

Frequency.

The middle ear transfers acoustic energy from the environment into __.

Mechanical energy.

The hair cells of the organ of Corti vibrate to a greater degree with __ frequency tones.

High.

A __ is a sound that has only one frequency.

Pure tone.

The unit of measure for loudness is the __.

Decibel.

The structures of the inner ear include __, __, __.

Cochlea, oval window, semi circular canals.

In younger children, the eustachian tube is situated diagonally, which results in less risk of middle ear infection.

False

Individuals with an auditory processing disorder have impaired hearing acuity for __ frequencies.

Higher.

We hear our own voices through both air and __ conduction.

Bone.

The auditory nerve from the right ear carries the neural signal to the __ lobe of the brain.

Right temporal.

Noise exposure typically results in __ hearing loss.

Conductive.

Meniere’s disease is caused by the administration of __ medications.

Ototoxic.

Abnormal bone growth within the middle ear is called __.

Otosclerosis.

An individual who has a mixed hearing loss has both and hearing loss.

Conductive and sensorineural.