Deck 7: Physiology of Articulation and Resonation

Question 1

Which muscle is innervated by the XII hypoglossal nerve?

A) Palatoglossus
B) Genioglossus
C) Styloglossus
D) All of the above

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Elevation of the tongue tip requires contraction of which muscle?

A) Mylohyoid
B) Superior longitudinal
C) Genioglossus
D) Hyoglossus

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Turning the tip of the tongue to the right requires contraction of the

A) right superior longitudinal muscle.
B) right inferior longitudinal muscle.
C) right hyoglossus muscle.
D) a & b
E) none of the above.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which muscle depresses the dorsum of the tongue?

A) Hyoglossus
B) Styloglossus
C) Palatoglossus
D) Digastricus (anterior and posterior)

Question 5

Pursing of the lips requires contraction of which muscle?

A) Orbicularis oris
B) Buccinator
C) Risorius
D) a & b
E) b & c

Question 6

Which muscle helps to depress the tongue?

A) Transverse
B) Superior longitudinal
C) Inferior longitudinal
D) Vertical

Question 7

Depression of the tongue tip requires contraction of which muscle?

A) Genioglossus
B) Superior longitudinal
C) Inferior longitudinal
D) Both b & c
E) All of the above

Question 8

Which muscle helps to tightly occlude the lips?

A) Buccinator
B) Levator anguli oris superioris
C) Mentalis
D) None of the above

Question 9

Elevation of the dorsum of the tongue requires which muscle?

A) Genioglossus
B) Hyoglossus
C) Palatopharyngeus
D) Palatoglossus
E) None of the above

Question 10

Which muscle helps to narrow the tongue?

A) Transverse
B) Superior longitudinal
C) Inferior longitudinal
D) Vertical

Question 11

Which of these muscles dilates the Eustachian tube?

A) Dilator Eustachius
B) Levator veli palatine
C) Tensor veli palatine
D) None of the above

Question 12

Which muscle can either elevate the hyoid or depress the mandible?

A) Geniohyoid
B) Mylohyoid
C) Genioglossus
D) a & b
E) None of the above

Question 13

Which muscle elevates the mandible?

A) Masseter
B) Temporalis
C) Medial pterygoid
D) All of the above

Question 14

Retraction of the tongue requires contraction of which muscle?

A) Anterior fibers, genioglossus
B) Posterior fibers, genioglossus
C) Stylohyoid
D) a & b
E) b & c

Question 15

Which muscle protrudes the mandible?

A) Masseter
B) Platysma
C) Digastricus anterior
D) Lateral pterygoid

Question 16

Which of these statements is true?

A) The orbicularis oris superioris is faster than the orbicularis oris inferioris.
B) The tongue tip is faster than the tongue dorsum.
C) The temporalis is faster than the masseter.
D) a & b
E) b & c

Question 17

A pout that involves protrusion of the lower lip requires contraction of which muscle?

A) Orbicularis oris
B) Triangularis
C) Levator anguli oris
D) Mentalis

Question 18

Which muscle retracts and elevates the lips, as in smiling?

A) Risorius
B) Buccinator
C) Levator anguli oris
D) Levator labii superioris

Question 19

Retraction of the lips requires contraction of which muscle?

A) Orbicularis oris
B) Buccinator
C) Risorius
D) a & b
E) b & c

Question 20

Which muscle has a course parallel to that of the buccinator?

A) Risorius
B) Depressor anguli oris
C) Depressor labii inferioris
D) Mentalis

Question 21

The ____________________ muscle elevates the tongue tip.

Question 22

The ____________________ muscle makes up the uvula.

Question 23

Which of these muscles encircles the orifice of the Eustachian tube?

A) Tensor veli palatine
B) Palatopharyngeus
C) Salpingopharyngeus
D) Cricopharyngeus

Question 24

The ____________________ muscle arises from the temporal fossa.

Question 25

The ____________________ muscle is the most superficial mandibular elevator.

Question 26

Which of these muscles helps depress the tongue?

A) Anterior fibers, genioglossus
B) Posterior fibers, genioglossus
C) Hyoglossus
D) Vertical intrinsic muscle of the tongue
E) All of the above

Question 27

The ____________________ muscle makes up the anterior faucial pillar.

Question 28

Which of these muscles is most instrumental in elevation of the velum?

A) Levator labii superioris
B) Levator palatine
C) Levator labii anguli oris
D) None of the above

Question 29

The ____________________ is the most superficial of the lip retractors.

Question 30

The ____________________ muscle elevates the velum.

Question 31

The ____________________ muscle protrudes the lower lip.

Question 32

The ____________________ muscle is the deepest muscle of the lip retractors.

Question 33

The _________________________ forms the posterior attachment for the buccinator and the anterior point of attachment for the superior pharyngeal constrictor.

Question 34

Which of these muscle attaches to the posterior nasal spine?

A) Palatoglossus
B) Tensor veli palatine
C) Musculus uvulae
D) a & b
E) b & c

Question 35

The ______________________________ muscle depresses the corner of the mouth.

Question 36

The ____________________ muscle arises from the mastoid process and retracts the tongue.

Question 37

The ____________________ muscle provides the point of insertion for all facial muscles.

Question 38

Which of these muscles depresses the corner of the mouth?

A) Orbicularis oris inferioris
B) Orbicularis oris superioris
C) Mentalis
D) Depressor anguli oris inferioris

Question 39

The ____________________ muscle makes up the posterior faucial pillar.

Question 40

The ____________________ muscle depresses the velum or elevates the posterior tongue.

Question 41

The velum is (elevated/depressed) ____________________ during most speech.

Question 42

____________________ theories allow for immediate adjustment of articulatory trajectory if the articulator is unexpectedly perturbed.

Question 43

The ____________________ muscle arises from the medial pterygoid plate of the sphenoid.

Question 44

The ____________________ muscle depresses the tongue tip.

Question 45

An infant will develop control of the (tip/dorsum) ____________________ first.

Question 46

An infant will develop control of the (trunk/neck) ____________________ first.

Question 47

The ____________________ muscle works in conjunction with the posterior fibers of the genioglossus to narrow and protrude the tongue.

Question 48

The ____________________ muscle arises from the lateral pterygoid plate of the sphenoid.

Question 49

Inability of the velum to elevate can result in ____________________.

Question 50

____________________ theories hold that an articulatory goal arises from a central motor system, but that lower centers define the means for achieving the goal.

Question 51

____________________ theories assign a dominant role to the sensory information fed to the central nervous system.

Question 52

The ____________________ muscle inserts into the angle of the mandible.

Question 53

The ____________________ muscle is an intrinsic tongue muscle responsible for depressing the tongue.

Question 54

The ____________________ muscle is an extrinsic tongue muscle that makes up the bulk of the tongue.

Question 55

____________________ organs provide feedback concerning muscle tension.

Question 56

The ____________________ theory states that there is a "master control" for articulatory function that dictates instant-by-instant function of the muscles.

Question 57

The ______________________________ muscle is an extrinsic tongue muscle that depresses the medial tongue.

Question 58

The ____________________ muscle dilates the Eustachian tube.

Question 59

The ____________________ muscle is an intrinsic tongue muscle responsible for narrowing the tongue.

Question 60

Muscle ____________________ deep within many muscles provide feedback concerning muscle length.

Question 61

Match each term to the correct descriptor. Terms may be used more than once or not at all.
a.superior longitudinal
b.inferior longitudinal
c.transverse intrinsic
d.vertical intrinsic
Narrows the tongue

Question 62

What are the three major theories or models of speech control, and what is the major premise of each theory?

Question 63

What is the purpose of a palatal lift prosthesis?

Question 64

Match each term to the correct descriptor. Terms may be used more than once or not at all.
a.genioglossus
b.styloglossus
c.palatoglossus
d.hyoglossus
e.palatopharyngeus
Helps to elevate the pharynx

Question 65

Match each term to the correct descriptor. Terms may be used more than once or not at all.
a.genioglossus
b.styloglossus
c.palatoglossus
d.hyoglossus
e.palatopharyngeus
Elevates the posterior tongue or depresses the velum

Question 66

An infant will develop control of the (mandible/tongue) ____________________ first.

Question 67

Match each term to the correct descriptor. Terms may be used more than once or not at all.
a.superior longitudinal
b.inferior longitudinal
c.transverse intrinsic
d.vertical intrinsic
Depresses the tongue tip

Question 68

The ____________________ theory holds that the same phoneme would be produced precisely the same in all phonemic contexts, because the command for execution is not altered by context.

Question 69

The infant develops (neck control/mandible control) ____________________ first.

Question 70

The ____________________ theory states that we learn a motor sequence by learning each individual component of that sequence separately.

Question 71

An infant begins life in a general state of (flexion/extension) ____________________.

Question 72

Match each term to the correct descriptor. Terms may be used more than once or not at all.
a.genioglossus
b.styloglossus
c.palatoglossus
d.hyoglossus
e.palatopharyngeus
Arises from the temporal bone and retracts the tongue

Question 73

Match each term to the correct descriptor. Terms may be used more than once or not at all.
a.genioglossus
b.styloglossus
c.palatoglossus
d.hyoglossus
e.palatopharyngeus
Assists in protrusion of the tongue

Question 74

What is apraxia, and what are the different forms of this disorder?

Question 75

Match each term to the correct descriptor. Terms may be used more than once or not at all.
a.palatoglossus
b.palatopharyngeus
c.musculus uvulae
d.tensor veli palatine
e.levator veli palatine
Originates in the posterior nasal spine

Question 76

Match each term to the correct descriptor. Terms may be used more than once or not at all.
a.genioglossus
b.styloglossus
c.palatoglossus
d.hyoglossus
e.palatopharyngeus
Makes up the bulk of the tongue

Question 77

Match each term to the correct descriptor. Terms may be used more than once or not at all.
a.genioglossus
b.styloglossus
c.palatoglossus
d.hyoglossus
e.palatopharyngeus
Depresses the side of the tongue

Question 78

Match each term to the correct descriptor. Terms may be used more than once or not at all.
a.superior longitudinal
b.inferior longitudinal
c.transverse intrinsic
d.vertical intrinsic
Elevates the tongue tip

Question 79

Match each term to the correct descriptor. Terms may be used more than once or not at all.
a.superior longitudinal
b.inferior longitudinal
c.transverse intrinsic
d.vertical intrinsic
Depresses the tongue

Question 80

How does the speech therapist examine the tongue for strength?