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Quiz 1 Communication Disorders
Uconn University of connecticut communication disorders quiz 1
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Communication
Undergraduate 1
02/06/2013

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Definition of communication
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Conveying information through the exchange of thoughts, messages, or information, as by speech, visuals, signals, writing, or behavior.
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Normal Communication dependent on:
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intact cognitive, neurological, muscular, acoustic, and sensory systems
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Processes of normal communication
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Formulation, Transmission, Reception, Comprehension
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Comprehension
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Making sense of the message
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Language
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Shared code used to represent concepts or ideas. Rule governed
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General categories of communication
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Speech, Hearing, Cognitive communication skills, Non verbal communication and pragmatics
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Speech
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Physical production of sounds of shared code (Articulation, Voice, Fluency)
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Hearing
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Perception of speech/sound (Audition)
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Cognitive-communicative Skills
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Attention, Memory, Executive Functions: Ability to formulate and plan goals and carry them out successfully, Reasoning, problem solving
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Non-verbal Communication & Pragmatics
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Practical use of language in social interaction, Context
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Modality
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Manner in which information is conveyed
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Basic model of communication essential components:
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Sender, receiver, shared symbolic system
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Linguistic feedback
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ex: i totally agree
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Modes of communication
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Speaking, Writing, Sign Language, Reading, Listening, Non-Verbal
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Acoustics
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The study of sound. Creation of sound, vibration of air particles, reception by ear, comprehension by brain
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Audition
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Hearing, the perception of sound. In communication specifically involves speech
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Communication Breakdown
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Communication becomes unclear, repaired when feedback is sent
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Communication Functions
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The 7 purposes of communication. Instrumental, regulatory, interactional, personal, heuristic, imaginative, informative
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Content
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The meaning of language, the words we use and the meanings behind them
Semantics (is the study of meaning)
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Extralinguistic Feedback
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use of eye contact, facial expression, posture and proximity to give feedback
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Feedback
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Information provided by the receiver to the sender
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Form
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How words sentances and sounds are organized and arranged to convey content
Syntax, Morphology, Phonology
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Formulation
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Coordinating Thoughts/Ideas
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Frequency
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How fast sound waves vibrate
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Grice's Maxims
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Principles effective communicators abide by.Quantity, quality, relevance, manner
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Intensity
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Amplitude of sound waves
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Linguistic Feedback
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Giving verbal feedback, "I don't understand"
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Metalinguistic awareness
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Scrutinizing language as an object of attention
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Morphology
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The rules of language governing the internal organization of words
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Paralinguistic feedback
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Use of pitch loudness pausing superimposed over linguistic feedback
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Phoneme
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40 in English, sounds we can make
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Phonology
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Rules of language governing the sounds we use
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Pragmatics
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Rules of language governing how speech is used for social purpose
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Productivity
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The principle of combination especially the combination of small number of discrete units into seemingly infinite possibilities
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Reception
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Receiving information from another person
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Semanticity
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Language allows us to talk about iconic things, things that are not concrete
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Semantics
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The rules of language governing the meaning of individual words and word combinations
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Species specificity
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No other animals have language. Other species can only communicate iconic
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speech perception
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The processing of human speech
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syntax
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Rules of language governing internal organization of sentances
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transmission
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Conveying ideas by communication to another person
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universality
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Language is ubiquitous (found everywhere)
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Use
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how language is used functionally for personal and social needs
Pragmatics (the ways in which context contributes to meaning)
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Afferent
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Towards the nervous system
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Anterior
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Towards the front
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Axons
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Efferent Extensions from neuron, Take nerve impulses away from cell body
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Brain Stem
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Sits atop spinal cord, conduit between brain and spinal cord. Carries sensory information to the brain and motor information away
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Broca's area
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In left side of frontal lobe. Responsible for fine coordination of soeech output
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Cerebellum
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Oval shaped "Little brain" sits posterior to the brain stem. Regulates motor and muscular activity
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Cerebrum
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Cerebral cortex. Governs unique qualities of human thinking, problem solving, planning, etc. Largest of three major divisions of brain.
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Corpus Callosum
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Band of fibers that connects the two hemispheres of the brain
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Cranial nerves
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12 pairs of nerves emerging from the brain. Carry information back and forth from brain to spine and the rest of the body
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Deglutition
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The act of swallowing
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Dendrites
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Afferent extensions from the neuron. bring impulses into cell
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Distal
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Away from the body
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Dorsal
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Toward the back
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Efferent
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Away from the nervous system
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Executive functions
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Problem solving, planning, creating etc.
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External
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towards the outside
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External Auditory Canal
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The opening from the auricle. Carries sounds to the inner ear
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Frontal lobe
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Sits anterior of brain. Behind forehead. Activates and controls motor activities including speech output and controlling executive functions
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Heschl's Gyrus
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In the temporal lobe. Auditory cortex. Conducts fine grained analysis of frequency spectrum. Frequency represented tonotopically
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Hyoid Bone
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Horse-shoe shaped bone which suspends the larynx
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Inferior
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Toward the bottom
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Internal
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Toward the inside
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Laryngopharynx
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Most inferior portion of larynx
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Larynx
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Cartilaginous box that sits at the front of the neck on top of the trachea or windpipe. Protects the trachea from everything but air. Also contains vocal folds (Voice Box)
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Lateral
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Toward the side
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Medial
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Toward the middle
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Myelin
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Sheath coating on neurons. Contributes to rapid relay of nerve impulses. Protects the neuron
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Nasopharynx
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Posterior continuation of nasal cavity
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Neurons
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highly specialized cells that make up the nervous system
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Neurotransmitters
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Chemical agents that carry information accross synaptic cleft
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Occipital Lobe
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Sits at the rear of cerebral cortex. Receives and processes visual information
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Oropharynx
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Throat, length of pharynx that connects to the oral cavity
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Parietal Lobe
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Posterior to frontal lobe to on left and right sides above the ears. Percieves and integrates sensory and perceptual information and comprehends oral and written language and math
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Pharynx
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A Mucosa-lined muscular tube that runs from the nasal cavity through the rear of the oral cavity, to the entrance of the larynx and the esophagus
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Plasticity
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Ability of the brain to reorganize and modify functions and adapt to internal and external changes
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Pleura
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Thin sac that the lungs sit within
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Posterior
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Toward the back
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Proximal
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Toward the body
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Spinal Nerves
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31 nerves that emerge from the spinal cord. Carry information back and forth from brain to other parts of body
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Superior
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Toward the top
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Synapse
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The space where two neurons meet
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Temporal Lobe
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Posterior to frontal lobe but posterior to parietal lobe. Important to communication. COntains auditory cortex. ALso contains Wernicke's area
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Trachea
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Cartilage tube that runs from the oral cavity to the lungs. transports air between env. and lungs.
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Ventral
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Toward the abdomen
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Vocal Folds
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Two thin sheets of tissue connected to thyroid cartilage.
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Voice
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Creation of sound by vocal fold vibration
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Wernicke's Area
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Specialized area in temporal lobe for language comprehension. Gets info from heschl.
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Esophogus
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Behind trachea, transports food
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Otology
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Medical Specialty concerned with diseases of the ear
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Licensing
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State regulations. Minimum educational prep. Many state continued study
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Certification
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Not a legal requirement. holds oneself to higher level than license
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Prevalence
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Increases with age. 1 in 6 in us
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Ear infections during childhood
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Kids with Recurrent or persistent problems may lag behind in development.
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Audiology specialties
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medical, educational, pediatric, rehabilitative, industrial,
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Body systems involved in speech
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PNS and CNS, Respiratory, Articulatory
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Speech-language Pathologist
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Speech-language pathologists diagnose and treat communication and swallowing disorders in patients.
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Audiologist
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Audiologists diagnose and treat a patient’s hearing and balance problems using advanced technology and procedures.
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anatomy
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Refers to structures
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Physiology
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Refers to function
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Respiratory System
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Lower: lungs, bronchi, alveoli
Upper: trachea, larynx, oral and nasal cavities
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Central & Peripheral Nervous System
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CNS structures: Brain & Spinal cord
PNS structures: Cranial nerves & Spinal nerves
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Articulatory System
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Maxilla, mandible, lips, teeth, hard palate, soft palate, tongue
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Phases of swallowing
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Oral preparation phase
Oral transportation phase
Pharyngeal phase
Esophogeal phase
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