AUS 430 Review for Final Exam

Multiple Choice Questions  Which muscles does the RLN innervate?

 What makes up the cover and body of the vocal folds?

 What is the main function of the extrinsic laryngeal muscles?

 Know the mechanisms that alter frequency of vocal fold vibration.

 Most voice disorders are classified as what type?

 What physiological thing produces the perception of: Breathiness? Harshness? Monopitch? Aphonia?

 What is the definition of alaryngeal speech

 If provided with characteristics, be able to identify the specific type of alaryngeal speech. And vice versa (if given a type of alaryngeal speech be able to identify its characteristics)

 Know what the ‘TMN’ stand for in the TMN tumor classification system

 Be familiar with which tissues/structures are removed in the 4 surgeries for laryngeal cancer.

 How (through what means) do you assess a medically fragile child?

 Know the treatments for velopharyngeal insufficiency

 Know the difference between the etiologies of cleft palate (i.e. chromosomal, mechanical, teratogenic, genetic)

 What are the concomitant or co-occurring problems associated with cleft palate?

 If a child has a cleft lip and palate, what would be repaired first, second, third, etc.

 Be able to identify “at risk” versus “established risk factors” for developmental delay

 What is the etiology of the four medical complications caused by prematurity? Matching Questions You will be given different types of voice disorders and characteristics. Be able to match the correct characteristic with the disorder. The characteristics will be SPECIFIC to each disorder (as opposed to “produces breathiness”).

Short Answer Questions What are some treatment techniques that address feeding issues in children with cleft palate?

How might a child’s speech (i.e. articulation, resonance, language, etc.) be adversely affected by cleft palate?

What are some services that an SLP could perform in the NICU? How about after discharge in home- or center-based programs?

What are the factors critical to the success of any early intervention program?

Essay Question You will be given a hypothetical case similar to the one we did as an in-class project.

Know the things you look for when doing an LVS exam (i.e. look for lesions, glottal closure, amplitude of vibration, etc.)

Know how we characterize or classify voice disorders (i.e. psychogenic, organic, etc.) and be familiar with some causes of each.

Know the different types of behavioral therapy techniques associated and which ones you would use with a specific disorder (hyperfunction, hypofunction, psychogenic, misuse/abuse, etc.)