Chapter 4: Head and Neck

Question 1

Define “aphasia”

Answer 1

Any loss of ability to understand or express speech

Question 2

Define “aspiration”

Answer 2

The entry of food, liquid, or other foreign object into the airway

Question 3

Paralysis of the face on one side due to facial dysfunction is defined as ….

Answer 3

Bell’s Palsy

Question 4

The mvmt fm the mouth to the stomach; swallowing is defined as …

Answer 4

degluition

Question 5

Define “diplopia”

Answer 5

double vision

Question 6

A disorder of speech caused by muscle weakness of the face, tongue, or throat is defined as …

Answer 6

dysarthria

Question 7

An impairment of swallowing is defined as …

Answer 7

dysphagia

Question 8

The phase of swallowing that involves peristalis to advance the bolus though the esophagus and into the stomach is defined as …

Answer 8

esophageal phase

Question 9

Define “hard plate”

Answer 9

the bony roof of the mouth

Question 10

define “homonymous hemianopsia”

Answer 10

The lost of vision on the same side of the visual field

Question 11

The intergration of empathetic communication and the therapist’s unique personailty into the therapeutic relationship is defined as ….

Answer 11

Therapuetic use of self

Question 12

Distinct units of sound as components of speech is defined as …

Answer 12

Phonemes

Question 13

What term refers to the introduction of a solid or liquid into the trachea (windpipe)?

aspiration
aphasia
reflux
apraxia

Answer 13

aspiration

Question 14

Which of the following muscles is not a muscle of mastication?

temporalis
pterygoids
orbicularis oculi
masseter

Answer 14

orbicularis oculi

Question 15

What structure covers the trachea during swallowing to prevent food from entering?

vocal folds
uvula
pharynx
epiglottis

Answer 15

epiglottis

Question 16

What condition, depending on its severity, can prevent sealing of the oral and nasal cavities during swallowing?

aspiration
cleft palate
agnosia
aphasia

Answer 16

cleft palate

Question 17

What is the only synovial joint in the face and is essential for eating and speech?

nasopharyngeal joint
temporomandibular joint
atlantooccipital joint
zygapophyseal joint

Answer 17

temporomandibular joint

Question 18

Which of the following muscles does not directly attach top or move the eyeball?

lateral rectus
superior oblique
medial rectus
orbicularis oculi

Answer 18

orbicularis oculi

Question 19

A unilateral (on one side) lesion of the occipital lobe, posterior to the optic chaism, contributes to which of the following?

bitemporal visual loss
homonymous hemianopsia
loss of the entire right or left visual field
loss of the entire visual field

Answer 19

homonymous hemianopsia

Question 20

Which muscle facilitates eating by narrowing the oral cavity and preventing food particles from descending below the gumline?

masseter
temporalis
orbicularis oris
bussinator

Answer 20

bussinator

Question 21

Which of the following marks the beginning of the involuntary phase of swallowing?

oral preparatory phase
oral transit phase
pharyngeal phase
esophageal phase

Answer 21

pharyngeal phase

Question 22

Which of the following may be the best adaptive communication strategy when initially working with someone with Broca’s aphasia?

speaking louder

speaking slowly and using “yes” or “no” questions

writing complex sentences on a whiteboard

using language appropriate for a child

Answer 22

speaking slowly and using “yes” or “no” questions

Question 23

The radiologic imaging technique to examine the physiology of the swallow and identify aspiration or other dysfunction is defined as ….

Answer 23

modified barium swallow study

Question 24

The reflexive activity of the eyes that stabilizes the visual field as the head moves through the surrounding environment is defined as …

Answer 24

optokinetic reflex

Question 25

The phase of swallowing in which food is mixed w/saliva and undergoes mastication to form manageable bolus is defined as ….

Answer 25

oral preparatory phase

Question 26

The phase of swallowing in which the tongue propels the bolus posteriorly through the oral cavity toward the pharynx is defined as ….

Answer 26

oral transit phase

Question 27

The phase of swallowing in which the bolus passes into the oropharynx, triggering a reflexive response to advance the bolus into the esophagus is defined as …

Answer 27

pharyngel phase

Question 28

A complex mechanism that involves voluntary and involuntary muscle function to propel food from the mouth to the esophagus is defined as …

Answer 28

swallowing

Question 29

The functional pathways for the head and neck are…

Answer 29

contribute to motor, processing, & social interaction skills

essential to occupational performance

Question 30

The bones of the head and neck are …

Answer 30

skull
mandible
hyoid
larynx

Question 31

Facial bones are referred as…

Answer 31

viscerocranium

Question 32

Rounded top of the skull are referred as ….

Answer 32

neurocranium

Question 33

The skull comprises of …

Answer 33

• bones of the cranium and mandible
• neurocranium & viscerocranium
• interconnected bones
• bones joined by sutures

Question 34

The neurocranium is formed by…

Answer 34

• Roof (calvarium) formed:
  frontal bone
  occipital bone
  parietal bone
• based formed:
  fontal bone
  temporal bone
  ethmoid bone
  sphenoid bone
  occipital bone

Question 35

How many bones are in the vicerocranium?

Answer 35

14

Question 36

What are the bones in the vicerocranium?

Answer 36

Zygomatic (2)
lacriminal (2)
nasal (2)
inferior nasal concha (2)
maxilla (2)
palatine (2)
vomer
mandible

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Question 37

The supraorbital foramen does what?

Answer 37

in the frontal bone for the supraorbital vein, artery, and nerve (branch of the trigeminal nerve)

Question 38

In the maxilla for the infraorbital nerve is …..

Answer 38

infraorbital foramen

Question 39

In the sphenoid bone for the maxillary nerve is …

Answer 39

foramen rotundum

Question 40

In the temporal bone for the facial nerve is …

Answer 40

stylomastoid foramen

Question 41

In the sphenoid bone for the mandibular nerve is…

Answer 41

foramen ovale

Question 42

In the mandible for the mental nerve is …

Answer 42

mental foramen

Question 43

In the occipital bone for the spinal cord and vertebral arteries is …

Answer 43

foramen magnum

Question 44

Is the lost of ability to understand spoken words is defined as …

Answer 44

Wernike’s aphasia

Question 45

Is the loss of ability to produce language is defined as ….

Answer 45

Broca’s aphasia

Question 46

Refers to any speech disorder caused by muscle weakness and can result from a neurological injury or general weakness of the face, tongue, or throat is defined as …

Answer 46

dysarthia