Neuroanatomy for Speech-Language Pathology
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Course Introduction
This course provides an in-depth exploration of the structure and function of the human nervous system with an emphasis on regions and pathways critical to speech, language, and swallowing. Students will examine the anatomy and physiology of the central and peripheral nervous systems, focusing on neuroanatomical foundations underlying communication processes and disorders. The course integrates clinical relevance by connecting neuroanatomical knowledge to common speech and language pathologies, preparing students to better understand assessment and intervention strategies in their professional practice.
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Neurology for the Speech Language Pathologist 5th Edition by Wanda Webb
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Speech-Language Neurology
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Q1) Which of the following imaging techniques would be most effective for identifying subcellular brain pathology?
A)CT
B)MRI
C)PET
D)X-ray
Answer: C
Q2) Structures lying at the base of the brain may be anatomically described as being:
A)dorsal
B)rostral
C)cephalic
D)ventral
Answer: D
Q3) A PET scan measures what type of brain activity?
A)electronic neural transmission
B)glucose metabolism
C)brain waves
D)the flow of cerebrospinal fluid
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Organization of the Nervous System I
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Q1) The five regions of the spinal cord are the cervical,thoracic,lumbar,sacral,and ___________ regions.
A)caudal
B)coccygeal
C)cranial
D)dorsal
Answer: B
Q2) Which of the following is NOT crucial to information processing and communication processing in the brain?
A)total number of nerve cells
B)total volume of the cerebral cortex
C)the shape of the brain
D)degree of dendritic growth or proliferation
Answer: C
Q3) The precentral gyrus makes up the primary ___________ cortex.
A)sensory
B)visual
C)motor
D)none of the above
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Organization of the Nervous System II
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Q1) The ___ is the layer of cortex with the most layers.
A)archicortex
B)allocortex
C)neocortex
D)mesocortex
Answer: C
Q2) The sympathetic nervous system:
A)conserves energy by lowering the heart rate
B)has ganglia that are close to the tissue it innervates
C)has long preganglionic fibers
D)has ganglia that are close to the central nervous system
Answer: D
Q3) Patients with ___ damage may have a lack of self-awareness and display inappropriate social behavior.
A)frontal lobe
B)temporal lobe
C)occipital lobe
D)parietal lobe
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Neuronal Function in the Nervous System
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Q1) The major inhibitory neurotransmitter is:
A)dopamine
B)epinephrine
C)GABA
D)glutamate
E)the neuropeptides
Q2) ___is found in high concentration outside the cell.
A)Protein anions
B)Sodium
C)Potassium
D)Calcium
Q3) Most of the energy consumed by the nervous system is used for the movement of ions.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following is NOT a component of the synapse?
A)the postsynaptic terminal
B)the axon hillock
C)the synaptic cleft
D)the presynaptic terminal
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Chapter 5: Neurosensory Organization of Speech and Hearing
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Q1) Proprioceptive feedback used for speech may differ,depending on the speech sound being produced.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A patient with a lesion in the right lateral spinothalamic tract would not be able to feel pain on the left side of the body.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The __ acts as a transducer,changing physical stimuli into neural impulses.
A)auditory nerve
B)cochlea
C)ossicular chain
D)tympanic membrane
E)oval window
Q4) The ___-order neuron of the somatic sensory pathway crosses over to the contralateral side.
A)first
B)second
C)third
D)both second and third
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Chapter 6: Neuromotor Control of Speech
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Q1) __ is a dyskinesia resulting from an extrapyramidal disorder that does not involve the speech musculature.
A)Dystonia
B)Athetosis
C)Myoclonus
D)Chorea
E)Akathisia
Q2) ___ is a sign of a lower motor neuron lesion.
A)A positive Babinski sign
B)Hypotonia
C)Spasticity
D)Areflexia
E)both B and D
Q3) The supplementary motor area has efferent projections to the:
A)brainstem
B)prefrontal cortex
C)primary motor cortex
D)both B and C
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Chapter 7: The Cranial Nerves
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Q1) During the __ phase of deglutition,the larynx is elevated.
A)oral preparatory
B)oral
C)pharyngeal
D)esophageal
Q2) A clinician has determined that a patient's vagus nerve has been damaged,affecting the contraction of the pharyngeal constrictor muscles.Knowing this,which type of swallowing assessment is indicated?
A)Have the patient swallow a liquid,semisolid,and solid in a clinic setting.
B)Test the sensation of taste.
C)Request a modified barium swallow.
D)Request an ultrasound to assess the oral stage of swallowing.
Q3) The vestibular nerve is exclusively afferent,receiving impulses from the utricle,saccule,and semicircular canals.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The trigeminal nerve has a special sensory component involved in taste.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Clinical Speech Syndromes of the Motor Systems
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Q1) Characterizing the speech and swallowing symptoms of patients with multiple sclerosis is difficult because the:
A)onset of the disease is in adulthood
B)symptoms are usually mild
C)course of the disease is predictable,but the site of damage is not
D)type,severity,and rate of deterioration are variable
E)All of the above are truE.
Q2) Stroke is the primary etiology for __ dysarthria.
A)unilateral upper motor neuron
B)spastic
C)flaccid
D)hypokinetic
E)hyperkinetic
Q3) ___ is a hyperkinetic dysarthria resulting from long-term use of neuroleptic drugs,such as the phenothiazines.
A)Dystonia
B)Tardive dyskinesia
C)Athetosis
D)Huntington's chorea
E)Spasmodic dysphonia
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Chapter 9: Pediatric Clinical Speech Syndromes: The Developing Brain
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Q1) The ___ reflex is present in almost all newborns.
A)tonic labryinthine
B)Moro
C)Galant
D)none of the above
Q2) Which of the following is NOT a classification of the motor disorders typical in patients with cerebral palsy?
A)spasticity
B)ataxia
C)athetosis
D)dyskinesia
Q3) Childhood apraxia of speech:
A)is associated with specific brain lesions
B)presents with symptoms resembling dysarthria
C)may delay the development of speech and language
D)is a clear-cut syndrome with well-defined patterns of treatment
Q4) The development of oral reflexes precedes early speech postures such as babbling and cooing.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Central Language Mechanism and Learning
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT recognized as a function of the right hemisphere?
A)selective attention
B)comprehending emotion
C)producing emotion in the voice
D)serial processing
E)integration of stimuli
Q2) Subcortical brain regions likely play a role in language production.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Hypoperfusion of cortical structures is one reason for diffuse symptoms of patients with subcortical lesions.
A)True
B)False
Q4) __ are neural cells that process information within a specific region.
A)Input fibers
B)Projection neurons
C)Interneurons
D)Both B and C
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Chapter 11: Adult Disorders of Language
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Q1) There is more agreement among clinicians about the features distinguishing different types of aphasia than about the terminology used to describe the syndromes.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of logorrhea?
A)accurate syntax
B)jargon
C)longer than normal phrase length
D)excessive verbal output
E)use of jargon
Q3) ___ is characterized by a difficulty in understanding syntactic relations,and a stronger ability to comprehend language than to produce it.
A)Subcortical aphasia
B)Anomic aphasia
C)Global aphasia
D)Transcortical aphasia
E)Broca's aphasia
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Chapter 12: Pediatric Disorders of Language
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Q1) A cerebral injury to the language areas of the brain that occurs at the age of 3 in a normally developing child:
A)will result in right-hemisphere dominance of language
B)usually results in a permanent loss of function
C)will produce apraxic symptoms in the child
D)often results in normal or near-normal functioning over time
Q2) Myelination of the visual cortical projections occurs after that of the auditory cortical projections.
A)True
B)False
Q3) One of the early symptoms of ___ is loss of fine motor function in the hands.
A)autism spectrum disorder
B)Rett syndrome
C)childhood disintegrative disorder
D)Asperger's syndrome
Q4) The connectivity of the hemispheres via the corpus callosum does not appear to be important to normal development.
A)True
B)False
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