Speech Sound Disorders Flashcards
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Which structure is primarily responsible for velopharyngeal closure during speech?
Answer: Velum (soft palate)
The velum elevates and retracts to contact the posterior pharyngeal wall, closing the velopharyngeal port during oral speech production.
Hypernasality is most directly associated with inadequate function of which structure?
Answer: Velopharyngeal mechanism
Inadequate velopharyngeal closure allows excessive nasal resonance, causing hypernasality.
Which instrumental assessment is used to visualize velopharyngeal function during speech by inserting a scope through the nose?
Answer: Nasopharyngoscopy
Nasopharyngoscopy uses a flexible endoscope passed transnasally to provide a direct view of the velopharyngeal mechanism during speech.
A child with cleft palate who undergoes palatoplasty may still require speech therapy primarily because of residual issues with which aspect of speech?
Answer: Velopharyngeal function and compensatory articulation errors
Even after surgical repair, children may retain compensatory articulation errors and residual velopharyngeal insufficiency requiring speech therapy.
Glottal stop substitutions in children with cleft palate are considered which type of errors?
Answer: Compensatory articulation errors
Glottal stop substitutions are compensatory articulation errors developed to manage air pressure given inadequate velopharyngeal closure.
Which resonance disorder is characterized by insufficient nasal resonance on nasal phonemes /m/, /n/, and /ŋ/?
Answer: Hyponasality
Hyponasality results from obstruction of the nasal passage, reducing nasal resonance on nasal consonants.