CD 5673-101
Fall 1997
Exam I
Name ___________________________________
1. List the major types of dysarthria and the sites of lesion generally associated with that
type of dysarthria (7):
2. What is the difference between the pyramidal and extrapyramidal systems? (6)
3. What is the stretch reflex and how may it affect muscle functioning? (4)
4. Name the specific branch of the cranial nerve which innervates the posterior crico-arytenoid muscle. (2)
5. Which muscle is responsible for elevating the velum? (1)
6. Which nerve innervates this muscle? (1)
7. You receive a referral on a patient who has suffered a lacunar stroke in a deep branch of
the left basilar artery. Name the parts of the brain that might be damaged by this stroke
and what types of dysarthria would result. (6)
8. You have a patient that exhibits dysarthria, apraxia, and aphasia (big bummer). How is
this possible? (6)
9. Compare and contrast UUMN dysarthria and flaccid dysarthria (10)
10. Compare and contrast AOS and spastic dysarthria (10).
11. Select one degenerative neuromuscular disease, state its site of lesion, and its potential effects on speech production (7).