Language and the Brain Solved Exam Questions
Course Introduction
Language and the Brain explores the intricate relationship between human language and its neural foundations. This course examines how linguistic abilities are represented, processed, and developed within the brain, combining insights from neuroscience, psychology, linguistics, and cognitive science. Students will learn about the structure and function of brain areas involved in language production and comprehension, the effects of brain injuries and disorders on language, and modern research techniques such as brain imaging and electrophysiology. Through case studies and theoretical models, the course provides a comprehensive understanding of how the brain enables us to acquire, use, and interpret language.
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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 would be most useful for measuring electronic neuronal transmission in the brain?
A)EEG
B)MRI
C)PET
D)CT
Answer: A
Q2) Lesions in Broca's area cause a(n):
A)motor aphasia
B)sensory aphasia
C)agnosia
D)apraxia
Answer: A
Q3) The term <i>cephalic</i> can be used in place of which anatomical directional term?
A)superior
B)ventral
C)dorsal
D)inferior
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Organization of the Nervous System I
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Q1) The area that Broca considered to be the fifth lobe of the brain and that contains the most primitive portions of the brain is the:
A)corpus callosum
B)limbic system
C)hippocampus
D)pons
Answer: B
Q2) The four lobes of each hemisphere of the brain are:
A)the frontal,dorsal,temporal,and occipital lobes
B)the occipital,temporal,nasal,and parietal lobes
C)the frontal,parietal,temporal,and occipital lobes
D)the parietal,sulcus,gyrus,and frontal lobes
Answer: C
Q3) Damage to the cerebellum may cause what type of speech problem?
A)dysarthria
B)aphasia
C)none
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Organization of the Nervous System II
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Q1) Which of these vesicles undergoes further division?
A)rhombencephalon
B)mesencephalon
C)prosencephalon
D)None of these vesicles further divides.
E)both A and C
Answer: E
Q2) The area of the brain generally responsible for the planning and control of motor movements is the:
A)anterior part of the brain
B)posterior part of the brain
C)left hemisphere
D)right hemisphere
Answer: A
Q3) The ___ has a direct effect on the deglutition and digestion of food.
A)parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system
B)enteric nervous system
C)sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system
D)phrenic nerve
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Neuronal Function in the Nervous System
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Q1) During resting potential:
A)the extracellular fluid is 70 mV more negative than the cell's cytoplasm
B)the cell is firing an impulse
C)the cell is actively responding to impulses from other cells
D)the ionic difference across the membrane is at a steady state
E)none of the above
Q2) Most of the energy consumed by the nervous system is used for the movement of ions.
A)True
B)False
Q3) At the synapse,what event must occur before the synaptic vesicles release neurotransmitters?
A)The synaptic vesicles fuse with the presynaptic membrane.
B)The action potential causes voltage-gated channels to release calcium ions.
C)Neurotransmitters cross the synaptic cleft.
D)Neurotransmitters bind to postsynaptic receptors.
E)The neurotransmitters are inactivated by enzymes.
Q4) A graded potential results in the generation of an action potential.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Neurosensory Organization of Speech and Hearing
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Q1) Lesions in the ___ may result in visual agnosia.
A)peristriate cortex
B)"where" or dorsal stream pathway
C)"what" or ventral stream pathway
D)hippocampus only
Q2) Which of these processes does not directly involve the auditory cortex?
A)analysis of frequency
B)localization of sound
C)determining temporal sequencing
D)discrimination of intensity
E)both A and D
Q3) In order for __ to be stimulated in the visual cortex,an object must be of a particular length.
A)simple receptive fields
B)complex receptive fields
C)hypercomplex fields
D)higher order hypercomplex fields
Q4) The auditory brainstem response tests the integrity of the auditory cortex.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Neuromotor Control of Speech
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Q1) A patient with ideomotor apraxia will have difficulty performing a motor act in response to a verbal command.
A)True
B)False
Q2) ___ is an indicator of damage to an upper motor neuron.
A)Hypotonia
B)Fasciculations
C)Areflexia
D)Clonus
E)Hyporeflexia
Q3) Which of the pathways of the basal ganglia would make use of the neurotransmitter GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid)?
A)the indirect pathway from the subthalamic nucleus to the globus palladus internal
B)the direct pathway from the striatum to the globus palladus internal
C)the pathway from the cortex to the basal ganglia
D)the pathway from the substantia nigra compacta to the striatum
E)both C and D
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Chapter 7: The Cranial Nerves
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Q1) The __ has a primary role in chewing.
A)branchial motor component of the facial nerve
B)maxillary nerve of the trigeminal
C)mandibular nerve of the trigeminal
D)hypoglossal nerve
Q2) The visceral component of cranial nerve __ is responsible for salivation.
A)V
B)VII
C)IX
D)X
E)both B and C
Q3) Which of the following muscles is NOT innervated by the hypoglossal nerve?
A)hyoglossus
B)intrinsic muscles of the tongue
C)genioglossus
D)styloglossus
E)All of these muscles are innervated by the hypoglossal nervE.
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) ___ 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
Q2) Forced inspiration and breathiness characterize the phonation of patients diagnosed with:
A)organic voice tremor
B)tardive dyskinesia
C)Huntington's chorea
D)dystonia
Q3) Dysphagia is usually not a concern to patients with flaccid dysarthria.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The slow hyperkinesias of dystonia and athetosis have several different etiologies.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Pediatric Clinical Speech Syndromes: The Developing Brain
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Q1) Spontaneous feeding reaches full maturity at the age of:
A)12 months
B)18 months
C)24 months
D)36 months
E)48 months
Q2) Among the feeding reflexes,the ___ reflex is one of the most important signs of neurological disorder.
A)suckling
B)gag
C)swallowing
D)tongue
E)bite
Q3) The speech-language pathologist should view infantile oral reflexes:
A)as good predictors of dysarthria
B)as reliable indicators of the need for augmentative communication devices
C)as highly correlated with the severity of dysarthria in cerebral palsy
D)as essential in planning management programs in children with cerebral palsy
E)none of the above
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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) Therapeutic stimulation of the right hemisphere's homologous language areas after a stroke may help the patient recover left hemisphere functioning.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The area of the brain that is likely involved in making decisions is the:
A)dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
B)pars triangularis
C)prefrontal cortex
D)orbitofrontal cortex
E)hippocampus
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Chapter 11: Adult Disorders of Language
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Q1) 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
Q2) Aphasia would likely result from:
A)a blow to the head that breaks the skull
B)a diffuse abscess caused by a brain tumor
C)ischemia affecting the cerebellum
D)a cerebrovascular accident affecting the middle cerebral artery
Q3) Confabulation is a symptom of:
A)dementia of the Alzheimer's type
B)a confusional state
C)focal cortical dementia
D)subcortical dementia
E)primary progressive aphasia
Q4) Transcortical aphasia can be classified as either fluent or nonfluent.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Pediatric Disorders of Language
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Q1) Which of the following is true in regard to cerebral dominance?
A)Laterality is limited to cerebral dominance for language.
B)Hand preference is a reliable indicator of hemispheric dominance for language.
C)Most right-handed people show a right ear advantage in dichotic listening tasks.
D)Inconsistency in lateral preferences has been consistently associated with language delays.
Q2) Many children born with ___ have life-long language deficits that are not responsive to early intervention.
A)hearing loss
B)specific language impairment
C)Asperger's syndrome
D)fetal alcohol syndrome
Q3) ___ is an example of a language deficit.
A)Code switching
B)Bilingualism
C)An impairment in language comprehension
D)Using a nonstandard dialect
E)Limited English proficiency
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