Speech Science Diagnostic & Review Test

1. In a bone or cartilage, the ( F _ _ A M _ _ ) is an opening that allows for passage of blood vessels and nerves..

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2. The motor nerve with the group of muscles it supplies
is known as the Motor ( _ N _ _ ).

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3. ( E _ I T _ _ _ I _ L ) tissue covers the external surface of the body and lines the internal cavities.

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4. In the adult, ( C _ _ _ I _ _ _ E) forms the skeletal framework for the larynx.

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5. The skull rests on vertebra C1, which is known as the ( A _ _ A _ ), and resembles a ring of bone.

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6. Slightly higher on the right side than the left,
the ( D _ A _ _ R _ _ M ) is considered by many anatomists to be the second most important muscle (next to the heart) in the body.

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7. Instrumental in turning the head,
the ( S _ _ _ N _ _ L _ E D _ M _ _ _ _ _ D ) is often mentioned with the scalenes as a muscle of inhalation.

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8. The tendency toward uniformity or stability in the normal body states of the organism
is called ( H _ _ E _ _ _ A S _ S )

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9. The volume of air inhaled and exhaled during any single expiratory cycle (inhalation followed by an exhalation) is known as the ( T _ _ _ L ) volume.

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10. There is just one abductor muscle in the larynx.
It is called the ( P _ _ T _ _ _ O R ) ( C _ I _ _ A _ _ T _ _ _ _ D ).

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11. The average rate of vocal fold vibration, which to a large extent determines the pitch of the voice is known as the ( F _ N _ _ _ _ _ T _ L) (F R _ _ _ E _ _ Y ).

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12. The degree of ( _ A _ A _ A _ Y ) in the voice depends upon the extent of coupling of the nasal passages to the oral and pharyngeal passages.

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13. The (T _ _ _ _ R _ L ) bone houses essential parts of the organs of equilibrium and hearing.

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14. Resonances in the vocal tract are called ( F _ _ _ A _ _ S ).

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15. The most powerful of the muscles of mastication is called the ( M _ _ S _ _ E _ ).

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16. Not directly attached to any other bone, the ( H _ _ _ D ) is a supportive structure for the root of the tongue and serves as the superior attachment for some extrinsic laryngeal muscles.

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17. The variable opening between the vocal folds is called the ( G _ _ _ _ _ S ).

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18. During speech production, the ( P _ _ _ _ E ) modifies the degree of coupling between the nasopharynx and the remainder of the vocal tract.

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19. Lowered during normal breathing, the ( _ E _ _ M ) is normally elevated for the production of vowel sounds.

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20. "Gateway to the gut" the ( _ H A _ _ N _ ) is a cone shaped musculotendinous tube forming the upper part of both the respiratory system and the digestive tract.

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21. During phonation, the negative pressure between the medial edges of the vocal folds that literally sucks them together is explained by an aerodynamic law know as the ( B _ R _ _ U L _ _ ) effect.

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22. Confined to the extreme upper portion of the pitch range, ( _ A _ S E _ _ O ) is a peculiar vocal quality that is a consequence of the manner, and not just the rate of vocal fold vibration.

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23. The skull is composed of 22 irregular or flattened bones that, except for the mandible, are rigidly joined together by joints known as ( S _ _ _ _ E S )

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24. The nasal cavity is divided into right and left halves
by the bony ( _ A S _ _ ) ( S _ _ _ _ M ).

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25. A flexible, leaf like structure composed of elasatic cartilage, the ( E _ _ G _ _ _ T _ S ) functions in preventing food from entering the larynx during deglutition.

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26. The time interval between the articulatory burst release of the stop consonant and the instant vocal fold vibration begins is called (V _ _ _ E ) - ( O _ _ _ T ) - ( T _ _ _)

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27. The basic contractile unit of skeletal muscle is the ( S _ _ C O _ _ _ _ ).

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28. Following an obstruction in the upper respiratory tract, an emergency operation called a ( T _ _ _ H _ _ T _ _ _ ) is sometimes performed in order to provide an alternative pathway for air flow..

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29. The 206 or so bones in the adult human skeleton are divided into axial and ( A _ P _ _ _ _ C _ _ _ _ ) skeleton.

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30. The nonvocal sound produced with the arytenoids slightly abducted ("toed in") to create a small triangular chink near the cartilaginous glottis for breath stream release
is called a ( W _ _ _ P _ _ ).

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31. The anatomical plane of reference that divides the body into upper and lower halves would be the ( _ _ A _ S _ E _ _ E ) plane.

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32. The anatomical plane of reference that divides the body into front and back halves
would be the ( _ R _ _ _ A _ ) plane.

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33. The anatomical plane of reference that divides the body into right and left halves
would be the ( _ A _ _ T _ _ L ) plane

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34. Within the cell, ( C _ _ _ _ L _ _ M ) serves as the matrix substance in which chemical reactions occur.

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35. Delicate filaments, ( M _ _ _ I _ _ _ L S ) are overlapping chains of protein molecules that have the capacity to contract."

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35. Opening the jaw is an example of a ( C _ A _ S ) ( _ I ) ( L E _ _ R ) which always operates with a mechanical advantage.

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37. The breastbone (sternum) is composed of the manubrium, the body
and the ( _ I P _ O _ D ) ( P _ O _ _ _ S ).

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38. During quiet inhalation the contraction of
the ( D _ _ _ H _ _ _ M ) ( I _ _ _ _ C _ _ _ _ L S ) and ( S C _ _ _ _ E ) muscles increase the dimensions of the thorax in all three planes.

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39. The quantity of air the lungs are capable of holding at the height of maximum inhalation, is known as the ( T _ _ _ L ) ( L _ _ _ ) ( C _ _ A _ _ _ Y ).

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40. The vocal folds are located between the subglottal space inferiorly,
and the ( V _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ R ) ( _ _ _ D S ) superiorly.

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41. Included among the 14 facial bones (as opposed to the 8 cranial bones) are
the ( M _ _ _ I _ _ E ) ( M _ _ _ _ _ A E ) and ( N _ _ A _ ) bones.

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42. Fill in the letters for the names of four dental
surfaces: ( B _ _ C _ L ) ( L _ _ _ U _ L ) ( D _ S _ _ L ) ( O _ C _ _ _ _ L ).

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43. According to Angle's classification, an increased overjet
and an appearance of a receding chin is
called a (an) ( C _ _ _ S ) ( _ I ) ( M _ _ O _ _ L _ _ _ _ N ).

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44. Name the four Extrinsic muscles of the tongue:
( S _ _ _ O G _ _ _ _ _ S ) ( G _ _ _ O _ L _ _ _ _ S )
( P _ _ A _ O _ _ O _ _ _ S ) ( H _ _ G _ _ _ _ U _ )

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45. The laminate, angle, notch, and laryngeal prominence are land marks
of the ( T _ _ _ _ I _ ) ( C _ _ T I _ _ _ E )

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46. The muscles largely responsible for the control of sound production
are the ( I _ _ _ I _ _ I _ ) ( L _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L ) muscles.

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47. Although comparatively rare, a ( B _ _ _ _ ) ( U _ _ _ _ ) is significant because it signals the possible presence of a sub mucus cleft of the soft palate.

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48. A syllable, initiated with the articulators in the position for one vowel,
and then shifted with a smooth transition movement toward the position
of another vowel is called a ( D _ _ _ H _ _ _ ).

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49. The main mass of the vocal folds is composed of the thyroarytenoid muscle, often described as consisting of two separate
muscles which are: ( V _ _ _ _ _ S ) ( T _ _ _ O _ U _ _ _ _ A _ _ S ).

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50. Name four types of muscle contraction: ( T _ _ _ C H ) ( I S _ _ _ _ _ _ C )
( I _ O _ _ _ _ C ) ( T _ _ _ C ) .

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CD 499C Diagnostics & Review Class

SPEECH SCIENCE

Your present score on this diagnostic test suggests that you may wish to review this particular professional area. Please feel free to re-examine your old texts, if you still have them. If not, below are some suggested references of texts from recent classes in this area. These have been cited from the WorldCat database. You may, if you wish, purchase most of these through the CSUN Matador Bookstore. The Matador book store and the Follett College Stores offer students the convenience of online textbook ordering. They provide:

1. Fast access to book information by course, 24 hours a day.

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If you would like to explore this option, please refer to the following web site:

http://www.matador.bkstr.com

When you get to the Matador home page you should follow the links that lead to the Student Textbook screen. When they ask for the Major, you should put your cursor in the small white square and press the button. A list of all the majors at CSUN will appear. Select the one that says "CD." Repeat the procedure in the next screen to locate the Class in the major for which the text is used. If the text you want is not there, and/or if the ones that are listed are not satisfactory, you can return to the Matador home page and follow the links that lead to the Alumni screen and the General books section. In this section, there is an option to Search/Special Orders. Using this option you can request any book you need.

You may, on the other hand wish to check the listings in WorldCat to see if any libraries near you have these or any related texts. You can use the ACCESSION number for this purpose.

1. DATABASE: WorldCat (Communicative Disorders Class CD442)


ACCESSION: 36138856
AUTHOR:
Zemlin, Willard R.
TITLE: Speech and hearing science :
anatomy and physiology
EDITION: 4th ed.
PLACE: Boston :
PUBLISHER: Allyn and Bacon,
YEAR: 1998
PUB TYPE: Book
FORMAT: xiv, 610 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
NOTES: Includes bibliographical references and
indexes.
ISBN: 0138274371
SUBJECT:
Speech.
Hearing.
Speech.
Hearing.
 


2. DATABASE: WorldCat (Communicative Disorders Class CD442)


ACCESSION: 39223436
AUTHOR:
Netter, Frank H. (Frank Henry), 1906-
TITLE: Atlas of human anatomy
EDITION: 2nd ed.
PLACE: East Hanover, N.J. :
PUBLISHER: Novartis,
YEAR: 1997
PUB TYPE: Book
FORMAT: 525 p. of plates : col. ill. ; 30 cm.
NOTES: Includes index.
ISBN: 0914168800
SUBJECT:
Human anatomy -- Atlases.
Anatomy -- atlases.
OTHER: Colacino, Sharon.