SLP Voice, Resonance, and Motor Speech 3

Question 1

A speaker with mixed spastic-flaccid dysarthria most likely has damage to which neurological regions?

Accepted Answer

Both upper and lower motor neurons

Answer

Mixed spastic-flaccid dysarthria results from combined upper motor neuron (spastic) and lower motor neuron (flaccid) damage, as seen in ALS.

Question 2

Which perceptual feature is the hallmark of ataxic dysarthria?

Accepted Answer

Irregular articulatory breakdowns and excess/equal stress

Answer

Ataxic dysarthria from cerebellar damage is characterized by irregular articulatory breakdowns and scanning/excess-equal stress patterns.

Question 3

Submucosal cleft palate is best identified during clinical assessment by:

Accepted Answer

Palpation of the posterior hard palate for a notch, bifid uvula, and zona pellucida

Answer

The classic triad of submucosal cleft includes a bony notch at the posterior hard palate, bifid uvula, and translucent midline zona pellucida visible through the soft palate.

Question 4

Which voice therapy technique is MOST appropriate as a first-line behavioral treatment for muscle tension dysphonia (MTD)?

Accepted Answer

Circumlaryngeal massage and resonant voice therapy

Answer

Circumlaryngeal massage reduces extrinsic laryngeal muscle tension in MTD, often combined with resonant voice to establish efficient, effortless phonation.

Question 5

Dysphonia diplegia refers to:

Accepted Answer

Voice disorder resulting from bilateral upper motor neuron lesions affecting the larynx

Answer

Dysphonia diplegia (spastic dysphonia in the context of pseudobulbar palsy) involves bilateral upper motor neuron lesions causing spastic voice disorder.

SLP - Speech-Language Pathology Practice Test

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SLP Voice, Resonance, and Motor Speech 3