Question 1

Which of the following is not true about nasometry?

Accepted Answer

A) It is an indirect measure. 
B) It provides objective data regarding resonance. 
C) It can be used with connected speech. 
D) It provides a visual representation of resonance in real time. 
E) It provides direct visualization of the velopharyngeal valve. 
A) It is an indirect measure. 
B) It provides objective data regarding resonance. 
C) It can be used with connected speech. 
D) It provides a visual representation of resonance in real time. 
E) It provides direct visualization of the velopharyngeal valve. E

Question 2

Using the following choices, fill in the letter in the left column of the assumed diagnosis based on the nasometry scores.
 $\begin{array}{ll}
\hline \text { a. Normal velopharyngeal function}&\text { e. Phoneme-specific nasal emission}\
\text {b. Mild velopharyngeal insufficiency }&\text {f. Phoneme-specific hypernasality }\
\text {c. Moderate velopharyngeal insufficiency }&\text { g. A symptomatic oromasal fistula}\
\text {d. Severe velopharyngeal insufficiency }&\text { h. Hyponasality}\
\hline 
\end{array}$

Accepted Answer

$$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | l | l | } 
\hline \text { Letter } & \text { Bilabials } & \begin{array} { l } 
\text { Lingural- } \
\text { Alveolars }
\end{array} & \text { Velars } & \text { Sibilants } & \text { Nasals } \
\hline \text { b. } & 26 & 28 & 27 & 29 & 56 \
\hline \text { e. } & 10 & 9 & 11 & 31 & 54 \
\hline \text { E. } & 34 & 34 & 9 & 32 & 57 \
\hline \text { d. } & 67 & 65 & 67 & 66 & 62 \
\hline \text { h. } & 3 & 4 & 2 & 4 & 23 \
\hline \text { a. } & 9 & 9 & 12 & 15 & 56 \
\hline
\end{array}$$ $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | l | l | } 
\hline \text { Letter } & \text { pa } & \text { ta } & \text { pi } & \text { ti } & \text { sa } \
\hline \text { e. } & 8 & 9 & 8 & 9 & 27 \
\hline \text { f. } & 7 & 8 & 34 & 35 & 8 \
\hline
\end{array}$$

Question 3

If a child is orally reading a nasal passage and consistently displays low data points on a nasogram, this might be an indication of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Hypernasality 
B) Hyponasality 
C) Upper airway obstruction 
D) b and c 
E) Normal resonance 
A) Hypernasality 
B) Hyponasality 
C) Upper airway obstruction 
D) b and c 
E) Normal resonance D

Question 4

What is the most important statistic that is obtained through nasometry?

Accepted Answer

A) Threshold percentage 
B) Maximum percentage 
C) Mean nasalance score 
D) Fundamental frequency 
E) Range 
A) Threshold percentage 
B) Maximum percentage 
C) Mean nasalance score 
D) Fundamental frequency 
E) Range

Question 5

What does a high nasalance score indicate?

Accepted Answer

A) Nasal emission 
B) Nasal rustle 
C) Hypernasality 
D) Hyponasality 
E) Cul-de-sac resonance 
A) Nasal emission 
B) Nasal rustle 
C) Hypernasality 
D) Hyponasality 
E) Cul-de-sac resonance

Question 6

Which of the following is not true about interpretation of nasalance?

Accepted Answer

A) Normal oral resonance is typically under 20 percentage points. 
B) If lingual-alveolars and bilabials are significantly higher than velars, this could be due to an oronasal fistula. 
C) Articulation errors can affect the nasalance score. 
D) The higher the contour is on the screen, the more hyponasality to expect. 
E) The nasalance score can be in the normal range with mild nasal emission. 
A) Normal oral resonance is typically under 20 percentage points. 
B) If lingual-alveolars and bilabials are significantly higher than velars, this could be due to an oronasal fistula. 
C) Articulation errors can affect the nasalance score. 
D) The higher the contour is on the screen, the more hyponasality to expect. 
E) The nasalance score can be in the normal range with mild nasal emission.

Question 7

Which of the following was the first instrument developed to measure nasal and oral acoustic energy?

Accepted Answer

A) Nasometer 
B) OroNasal System 
C) TONAR 
D) NasalView 
E) Aerodynamic instrumentation 
A) Nasometer 
B) OroNasal System 
C) TONAR 
D) NasalView 
E) Aerodynamic instrumentation

Question 8

In normal speech, what is the primary determinant of the nasalance score?

Accepted Answer

A) Type of the vowels in the passage 
B) Type of oral consonants in the passage 
C) Percentage of high- versus low-pressure sounds in the passage 
D) Person's dialect 
E) Person's volume 
A) Type of the vowels in the passage 
B) Type of oral consonants in the passage 
C) Percentage of high- versus low-pressure sounds in the passage 
D) Person's dialect 
E) Person's volume

Question 9

High vowels have more nasal resonance than low vowels due to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Shape of the pharynx 
B) Frequency of the vowel 
C) Greater incidence of velopharyngeal insufficiency 
D) Tongue position in the oral cavity 
E) Larger oral cavity size 
A) Shape of the pharynx 
B) Frequency of the vowel 
C) Greater incidence of velopharyngeal insufficiency 
D) Tongue position in the oral cavity 
E) Larger oral cavity size

Question 10

Match between columns
                        Premises: The extent to which the score correctly excludes individuals with normal speech from the abnormal group
The extent to which the score is able to correctly identify individuals with abnormal resonance
The range between the maximum and minimum nasalance
A visual display of the data on the computer screen
The percentage value of nasal acoustic energy of the total both nasal and oral) energy

Accepted Answer

The Answer of Nasogram and Nasalance distance and Sensitivity and is...

Question 11

What cannot be assessed through nasometry?

Accepted Answer

A) Resonance 
B) Upper airway obstruction during speech 
C) Changes in resonance following surgery 
D) Phoneme-specific nasal emission 
E) Intraoral air pressure 
A) Resonance 
B) Upper airway obstruction during speech 
C) Changes in resonance following surgery 
D) Phoneme-specific nasal emission 
E) Intraoral air pressure

Question 12

What is the advantage of using a standardized passage to gather nasometric data?

Accepted Answer

A) The passage can be read by the individual rather than repeated. 
B) It is easier to administer because it is well-known by the examiner. 
C) The patient's score can be compared to normative data. 
D) The passage is designed to contain only certain sounds to make it easier to produce. 
E) The passage can be designed to contain only oral sounds. 
A) The passage can be read by the individual rather than repeated. 
B) It is easier to administer because it is well-known by the examiner. 
C) The patient's score can be compared to normative data. 
D) The passage is designed to contain only certain sounds to make it easier to produce. 
E) The passage can be designed to contain only oral sounds.

Question 13

What would you expect from a dialect, accent, or language that contains more high vowels or a higher tongue position in vowel production?

Accepted Answer

A) Later voice onset time for vowels 
B) No effect on the nasalance score 
C) A slightly higher average nasalance score 
D) A slightly lower average nasalance score 
E) Nasalance scores higher than 20% 
A) Later voice onset time for vowels 
B) No effect on the nasalance score 
C) A slightly higher average nasalance score 
D) A slightly lower average nasalance score 
E) Nasalance scores higher than 20%

Question 14

During production of an oral passage, typical oral resonance should be in what range?

Accepted Answer

A) Under 10 percentage points 
B) Under 20 percentage points 
C) Between 20 and 25 percentage points 
D) Between 25 and 30 percentage points 
E) None of the above 
A) Under 10 percentage points 
B) Under 20 percentage points 
C) Between 20 and 25 percentage points 
D) Between 25 and 30 percentage points 
E) None of the above

Question 15

Which of the following tests allows the assessment of nasalance by type of speech sound?

Accepted Answer

A) Zoo Passage 
B) Nasal Sentences 
C) SNAP test 
D) Rainbow Passage 
E) Turtle Passage 
A) Zoo Passage 
B) Nasal Sentences 
C) SNAP test 
D) Rainbow Passage 
E) Turtle Passage

Question 16

What should the nasalance score be for a prolonged /s/ when produced by a normal speaker?

Accepted Answer

A) 0% 
B) About 5% 
C) About 10% 
D) About 15% 
E) About 20% 
A) 0% 
B) About 5% 
C) About 10% 
D) About 15% 
E) About 20%

Question 17

What does a low nasalance score typically indicate?

Accepted Answer

A) Nasal emission 
B) Nasal rustle 
C) Hypernasality 
D) Hyponasality 
E) Cul-de-sac resonance 
A) Nasal emission 
B) Nasal rustle 
C) Hypernasality 
D) Hyponasality 
E) Cul-de-sac resonance

Which of the following is not true about nasometry?

If a child is orally reading a nasal passage and consistently displays low data points on a nasogram, this might be an indication of which of the following?

What is the most important statistic that is obtained through nasometry?

What does a high nasalance score indicate?

Which of the following is not true about interpretation of nasalance?

Which of the following was the first instrument developed to measure nasal and oral acoustic energy?

In normal speech, what is the primary determinant of the nasalance score?

High vowels have more nasal resonance than low vowels due to which of the following?

What cannot be assessed through nasometry?

What is the advantage of using a standardized passage to gather nasometric data?

What would you expect from a dialect, accent, or language that contains more high vowels or a higher tongue position in vowel production?

During production of an oral passage, typical oral resonance should be in what range?

Which of the following tests allows the assessment of nasalance by type of speech sound?

What should the nasalance score be for a prolonged /s/ when produced by a normal speaker?

What does a low nasalance score typically indicate?

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Exam 14: Nasometry

Which of the following is not true about nasometry?

If a child is orally reading a nasal passage and consistently displays low data points on a nasogram, this might be an indication of which of the following?

What is the most important statistic that is obtained through nasometry?

What does a high nasalance score indicate?

Which of the following is not true about interpretation of nasalance?

Which of the following was the first instrument developed to measure nasal and oral acoustic energy?

In normal speech, what is the primary determinant of the nasalance score?

High vowels have more nasal resonance than low vowels due to which of the following?

What cannot be assessed through nasometry?

What is the advantage of using a standardized passage to gather nasometric data?

What would you expect from a dialect, accent, or language that contains more high vowels or a higher tongue position in vowel production?

During production of an oral passage, typical oral resonance should be in what range?

Which of the following tests allows the assessment of nasalance by type of speech sound?

What should the nasalance score be for a prolonged /s/ when produced by a normal speaker?

What does a low nasalance score typically indicate?

Anatomy and Physiology

Clefts of the Lip and Palate

The Genetics Evaluation and Common Craniofacial Syndromes

Genetics and Patterns of Inheritance

Feeding Problems of Infantswith Clefts or Craniofacial Anomalies

Developmental Aspects:speech, Language, and Cognition

Resonance Disorders Andvelopharyngeal Dysfunction Vpd

Facial, Oral and Pharyngeal Anomalies

Dental Anomalies

Psychosocial Aspects Ofcleft Lippalate and Craniofacial Anomalies

Speech and Resonance Assessment

Orofacial Examination

Overview of Instrumental Procedures

Speech Aerodynamics

Videofluoroscopy

Nasopharyngoscopy

Surgical Management of Clefts and Velopharyngeal Insufficiencyincompetence VPI

Orthognathic Surgery for Craniofacial Conditions

Prosthetic Management

Speech Therapy

The Team Approach

Cleft Care in Developing Countries

Velopharyngeal Dysfunction and Speech Disorders

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