Question 1

Side-to-side head turning is a characteristic of the ___ reflex.

Accepted Answer

A) rooting 
B) suckling 
C) swallowing 
D) tongue 
E) bite 
A) rooting 
B) suckling 
C) swallowing 
D) tongue 
E) bite

Question 2

The ___ reflex is stimulated by extending and flexing the neck.

Accepted Answer

A) positive support 
B) tonic labyrinthine 
C) asymmetric tonic neck 
D) symmetric tonic neck 
E) segmental rolling 
A) positive support 
B) tonic labyrinthine 
C) asymmetric tonic neck 
D) symmetric tonic neck 
E) segmental rolling

Question 3

__ differentiate the speech characteristics of individuals with spastic and athetoid cerebral palsy.

Accepted Answer

A) Vocal characteristics 
B) Prosodic characteristics 
C) Articulatory errors 
D) both A and B 
E) both B and C 
A) Vocal characteristics 
B) Prosodic characteristics 
C) Articulatory errors 
D) both A and B 
E) both B and C

Question 4

The __ reflex is associated with oral reflexes.

Accepted Answer

A) positive support 
B) tonic labyrinthine 
C) asymmetric tonic neck 
D) symmetric tonic neck 
E) segmental rolling 
A) positive support 
B) tonic labyrinthine 
C) asymmetric tonic neck 
D) symmetric tonic neck 
E) segmental rolling

Question 5

A child with pseudohypertrophic muscular dystrophy may eventually develop flaccid dysarthria.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The ___ reflex is present in almost all newborns.

Accepted Answer

A) tonic labryinthine 
B) Moro 
C) Galant 
D) none of the above 
A) tonic labryinthine 
B) Moro 
C) Galant 
D) none of the above

Question 7

A child with cerebral palsy will usually exhibit symptoms characteristic of one syndrome of cerebral palsy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a classification of the motor disorders typical in patients with cerebral palsy?

Accepted Answer

A) spasticity 
B) ataxia 
C) athetosis 
D) dyskinesia 
A) spasticity 
B) ataxia 
C) athetosis 
D) dyskinesia

Question 9

A reflex that persists beyond the age at which it is developmentally appropriate to disappear can indicate cerebral injury.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

According to Locke's four-phase scheme of language development,speech and language delays can be explained by:

Accepted Answer

A) the infant's ability to orient himself or herself to faces and voices 
B) the infant's ability to discriminate voices 
C) an interruption in any of the four phases of language development 
D) the infant's storing too many utterances used for social purposes 
A) the infant's ability to orient himself or herself to faces and voices 
B) the infant's ability to discriminate voices 
C) an interruption in any of the four phases of language development 
D) the infant's storing too many utterances used for social purposes

Question 11

The development of oral reflexes precedes early speech postures such as babbling and cooing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Persistent primitive reflexes:

Accepted Answer

A) can be used to diagnose cerebral injury in children older than 18 months 
B) are useful in early diagnosis of cerebral palsy 
C) are more useful than conventional neurological signs of muscle tone to detect cerebral injury 
D) influence oral and pharyngeal reflexes 
E) all of the above 
A) can be used to diagnose cerebral injury in children older than 18 months 
B) are useful in early diagnosis of cerebral palsy 
C) are more useful than conventional neurological signs of muscle tone to detect cerebral injury 
D) influence oral and pharyngeal reflexes 
E) all of the above

Question 13

The field of neurolinguistics:

Accepted Answer

A) has its roots in neurological motor speech disorders 
B) attempts to explain how the brain processes and produces language 
C) does not encompass the biologic basis of language development 
D) can explain both speech and language delays 
E) both B and D 
A) has its roots in neurological motor speech disorders 
B) attempts to explain how the brain processes and produces language 
C) does not encompass the biologic basis of language development 
D) can explain both speech and language delays 
E) both B and D

Question 14

A thorough assessment of chewing and swallowing will give the speech-language pathologist an indication of the performance of muscles used for speech.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The speech-language pathologist should become familiar with primitive reflexes in order to:

Accepted Answer

A) learn how the infant can transition from the cooing stage to the babbling stage 
B) determine whether there may be underlying neuropathology 
C) learn how the infant's primitive reflexes will develop into normal movement patterns 
D) distinguish a language deficit from a cognitive deficit 
E) both B and C 
A) learn how the infant can transition from the cooing stage to the babbling stage 
B) determine whether there may be underlying neuropathology 
C) learn how the infant's primitive reflexes will develop into normal movement patterns 
D) distinguish a language deficit from a cognitive deficit 
E) both B and C

Question 16

Placing a small bolus of food on the tongue is a way to evaluate the integrity of:

Accepted Answer

A) cranial nerve V 
B) cranial nerve XII 
C) the bulbar muscles 
D) cranial nerves IX and X 
E) all of the above 
A) cranial nerve V 
B) cranial nerve XII 
C) the bulbar muscles 
D) cranial nerves IX and X 
E) all of the above

Question 17

__ is the most common type of cerebral palsy.

Accepted Answer

A) Spasticity 
B) Ataxia 
C) Monoplegia 
D) Anoxia 
E) Athetosis 
A) Spasticity 
B) Ataxia 
C) Monoplegia 
D) Anoxia 
E) Athetosis

Question 18

Cerebral palsy can be classified according to:

Accepted Answer

A) etiology 
B) topologic involvement 
C) motor disorders exhibited 
D) All of these are classifications. 
A) etiology 
B) topologic involvement 
C) motor disorders exhibited 
D) All of these are classifications.

Question 19

A child who has cerebral palsy and exhibits writhing limb movements would likely have neural damage to the:

Accepted Answer

A) pyramidal system 
B) extrapyramidal system 
C) cerebellar system 
D) lower motor neurons 
A) pyramidal system 
B) extrapyramidal system 
C) cerebellar system 
D) lower motor neurons

Side-to-side head turning is a characteristic of the ___ reflex.

The ___ reflex is stimulated by extending and flexing the neck.

__ differentiate the speech characteristics of individuals with spastic and athetoid cerebral palsy.

The __ reflex is associated with oral reflexes.

A child with pseudohypertrophic muscular dystrophy may eventually develop flaccid dysarthria.

The ___ reflex is present in almost all newborns.

A child with cerebral palsy will usually exhibit symptoms characteristic of one syndrome of cerebral palsy.

Which of the following is NOT a classification of the motor disorders typical in patients with cerebral palsy?

A reflex that persists beyond the age at which it is developmentally appropriate to disappear can indicate cerebral injury.

According to Locke's four-phase scheme of language development,speech and language delays can be explained by:

The development of oral reflexes precedes early speech postures such as babbling and cooing.

Persistent primitive reflexes:

The field of neurolinguistics:

A thorough assessment of chewing and swallowing will give the speech-language pathologist an indication of the performance of muscles used for speech.

The speech-language pathologist should become familiar with primitive reflexes in order to:

Placing a small bolus of food on the tongue is a way to evaluate the integrity of:

__ is the most common type of cerebral palsy.

Cerebral palsy can be classified according to:

A child who has cerebral palsy and exhibits writhing limb movements would likely have neural damage to the:

Introduction to Speech-Language Neurology

Organization of the Nervous System I

Organization of the Nervous System II

Neuronal Function in the Nervous System

Neurosensory Organization of Speech and Hearing

Neuromotor Control of Speech

The Cranial Nerves

Clinical Speech Syndromes of the Motor Systems

Central Language Mechanism and Learning

Adult Disorders of Language

Pediatric Disorders of Language

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Exam 9: Pediatric Clinical Speech Syndromes: The Developing Brain

Side-to-side head turning is a characteristic of the ___ reflex.

The ___ reflex is stimulated by extending and flexing the neck.

__ differentiate the speech characteristics of individuals with spastic and athetoid cerebral palsy.

The __ reflex is associated with oral reflexes.

A child with pseudohypertrophic muscular dystrophy may eventually develop flaccid dysarthria.

The ___ reflex is present in almost all newborns.

A child with cerebral palsy will usually exhibit symptoms characteristic of one syndrome of cerebral palsy.

Which of the following is NOT a classification of the motor disorders typical in patients with cerebral palsy?

A reflex that persists beyond the age at which it is developmentally appropriate to disappear can indicate cerebral injury.

According to Locke's four-phase scheme of language development,speech and language delays can be explained by:

The development of oral reflexes precedes early speech postures such as babbling and cooing.

Persistent primitive reflexes:

The field of neurolinguistics:

A thorough assessment of chewing and swallowing will give the speech-language pathologist an indication of the performance of muscles used for speech.

The speech-language pathologist should become familiar with primitive reflexes in order to:

Placing a small bolus of food on the tongue is a way to evaluate the integrity of:

__ is the most common type of cerebral palsy.

Cerebral palsy can be classified according to:

A child who has cerebral palsy and exhibits writhing limb movements would likely have neural damage to the:

Introduction to Speech-Language Neurology

Organization of the Nervous System I

Organization of the Nervous System II

Neuronal Function in the Nervous System

Neurosensory Organization of Speech and Hearing

Neuromotor Control of Speech

The Cranial Nerves

Clinical Speech Syndromes of the Motor Systems

Central Language Mechanism and Learning

Adult Disorders of Language

Pediatric Disorders of Language

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