Voice Final - Praxis Questions and

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Which intrinsic laryngeal muscle is primarily responsible for pitch elevation?

• Thyroarytenoid

✔✔B. Cricothyroid

• Posterior cricoarytenoid
• Lateral cricoarytenoid

What structure serves as the primary source of vocal fold vibration?

• Subglottal pressure

✔✔B. Bernoulli effect

• Aryepiglottic fold
• Hyoid bone

Which of the following is a sign of vocal fold paralysis?

• Increased pitch range

✔✔B. Breathy voice quality

• Hypernasality 1 / 3

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• Fast speech rate

Which condition involves a benign fluid-filled lesion on the vocal fold?✔✔A. Vocal fold cyst

• Spasmodic dysphonia
• Laryngomalacia
• Granuloma

Which assessment tool uses a flexible camera inserted through the nose to visualize vocal fold function?

• Electromyography

✔✔B. Flexible endoscopy

• Acoustic analysis
• Aerodynamic assessment

Which voice disorder is typically psychogenic in origin?

• Vocal nodules

✔✔B. Conversion aphonia 2 / 3

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• Reinke’s edema
• Spasmodic dysphonia

Which muscle abducts the vocal folds?

• Lateral cricoarytenoid

✔✔B. Posterior cricoarytenoid

• Cricothyroid
• Interarytenoid

Which nerve is primarily responsible for motor innervation to the intrinsic laryngeal muscles?✔✔A. Recurrent laryngeal nerve

• Hypoglossal nerve
• Superior laryngeal nerve (external branch)
• Trigeminal nerve

What type of voice therapy focuses on reducing laryngeal tension and using easy phonation?

• Symptomatic therapy

✔✔B. Physiologic therapy

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