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Respiration - exchange of gas between an organism and its environment Pressure in the lungs as the lungs expand during inhalation - decrease Positive pressure happens right before... - exhalation The right lung is when compared to the left lung. - bigger, more broad The 3 types of vertebrae are: - Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar Three structures that are key to adequate respiration: - Lungs, diaphragm, ribs External intercostals are important for: - inhalation (pulls ribs up and out to increase...

Dysarthria - A group of motor speech disorders characterized by weakness, slowness and/or lack of coordination of the speech musculature as a result of damage to the CNS/PNS, neurological damage resulting in disruption of the speech production processes (articulation, resonance, phonation, respiration, prosody). Six conditions associated with dysarthria: - 1. Cerebral palsy. 2. Stroke (CVA). 3. TBI 4. ALS 5. Parkinson's disease. 6. Multiple sclerosis. When differentiating a diagnosi...

Fluent Speech - rhythmic, smooth, and produced with ease. Neurogenic Stuttering - form of fluency disorder associated with neurological diseases (ex. Vascular, TBI, degenerative) Incidence - rate of occurrence of a given disorder Prevelance - the counting # of individuals who currently have a given disorder Cancellations - fluency technique where indiviudal pauses during stutter and restarts with ease Pull-outs - Change stutter midcourse (soft articulatory contact)

You are evaluating a 5-year-old boy whose mother has a history of alcohol abuse while she was carrying her son. In your assessment, you would look for specific speech and language problems; in addition, you would look for which of the following positive or negative signs? A. Normal motor and intellectual development, normal play activities, and normal facial and skull features B. Language problems, but no speech problems, coupled with good eye contact and generally compliant behavior C. L...

Which of the following should be the primary focus of early language intervention for at-risk infants? A.Establishing object permanence through play activities B.Training primary caregivers to facilitate language learning C.Creating readiness activities in the context of play D.Enhancing social communication through play activities - Training primary caregivers to facilitate language learning The figure above shows the oral, pharyngeal, and esophageal structures involved in swallowing. W...

C. Phonology - A 6 year old child produces /t/ for /s/, /d/ for /z/, /p/ for /f/, and /b/ for /v/. Intervention for this problem would target language at the level of A. morphology B. syntax C. phonology D. pragmatics E. SemanticsC. The influence of context on the speaker and the listener - A treatment plan for an adult client with an acquired language disorder recommends focusing on pragmatic communication. Goals established for this client would most appropriately emphasize which of th...

Which of the following formants typically characterizes a high vowel? High-frequency second formant (F2) High-frequency first formant (F1) Low-frequency first formant (F1) Low-frequency second formant (F2) - Option (C) is correct. The F1 is inversely associated with tongue height, such that high vowels tend to have low F1 frequencies. A 65-year-old patient is transferred from another facility with a diagnosis of aphasia. The patient's symptoms, however, appear more consistent with apra...

What are Piaget's stages of cognitive development? - Sensorimotor (0-2) Preoperational (2-7) Concrete (7-11) Formal (11+) What are the muscles involved in inspiration? - Diaphragm External intercostal muscles: raise the ribs up and out Serrates posterior superior: elevates rib cage Levator costarium brevis: elevates rib cage Levator costarum logies: elevates rib cage What are the muscles involved in expiration? - Internal intercostal muscles Latissimus dorsi Rectum abdominis Trans...

auricle - external portion of the ear, known as the pinna 2500 Hz - resonant frequency of the ear canal cerumen - ear wax; functions to lubricate and please the canal, protect the ear from fungi/bacteria/small insects tympanic membrane - a membrane forming part of the organ of hearing, which vibrates in response to sound waves. ossicular chain (ossicles) - the three interconnected bones in the middle ear that conduct vibration from the tympanic membrane to the cochlea eustachian tube - c...

Established that separation of students on the basis of RACE or ETHNICITY was a direct violtion of the 14th amendment of the US constitution - Brown v Board of Education formulate standards [PDF] for the accreditation of graduate education programs - Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). * accountability for results * expanded parental options * local control and flexibiity * demonstr...