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Dysphagia Final Exam ( 2026/2027 Update) Questions and Answers
Dysphagia Final Exam ( 2026/2027
Update) Questions and
Answers
Q: The central pattern generators for swallowing are located in which struc- ture?
A) Primary motor cortex
B) Inferior frontal gyrus in the right hemisphere
C) Spinal cord
D) Medulla oblongata
Answer:
D) Medulla oblongata
Q: The corticobulbar tract passes through which structures? Please select all that apply.
A) Internal Capsule
B) Cerebellum
C) Occipital Lobe
D) Pons
E) Medulla Oblongata
F) Midbrain
Answer:
A) Internal Capsule
D) Pons
E) Medulla Oblongata
F) Midbrain
Q: This structure is also called the mesencephalon
Answer:
Midbrain
Q: This structure is also called the myelencephalon
Answer:
Medulla oblongata
Q: The somatosensory cortex lies within this area of the brain
Answer:
Parietal Lobe
Q: The name of this structure stands for "little brain"
Answer:
Cerebellum
Q: This area in the brain is composed of different grey matter structures including the globus pallidus,
putamen, and caudate nucleus.
Answer:
Basal Ganglia
Q: This area in the brain lies above the midbrain and consists of the thalamus, hypothalamus, and 3rd
ventricle.
Answer:
Diencephalon
Q: The primary brainstem nucleus that processes motor information from the glossopharyngeal and
vagus cranial nerves.
Answer:
Nucleus Ambiguus (NA)
Q: The primary brainstem nucleus that processes sensory information from the facial, glossopharyngeal,
and vagus cranial nerves.
Answer:
Nucleus Tractus Soli- tarius (NTS)
Q: Which of the following are involved in the neural control for swallowing? (see Daniels Chapter 2)
A) The premotor cortex and supplementary motor area
B) Pons
C) Posterior insula
D) all of the above
Answer:
D) all of the above
Q: Which of the following motor nuclei are involved in swallowing? (see
Daniels Chapter 2)
A) The nucleus ambiguuus
B) The nuclei of the nucleus tractus solitarius (NTS) C) The vestibular nuclei in the pons and medulla
D) A and B
Answer:
D) A and B
Q: Which cranial nerves provide sensory innervation to the oropharynx that facilitates the initiation of
the swallow (see Daniels Chapter 2)
A) Hypoglossal and facial
B) Glossopharyngeal and vagus
C) Trigeminal and facial
D) all of the above
Answer:
B) glossopharyngeal and vagus
Q: T or F
Lip closure on the MBSImP can only be scored after the bolus is swallowed.-
Answer:
False
Q: Which cranial nerve (CN) is the primary innervation for the muscular control for component 1 Lip
Closure?
Answer:
CN 7 (VII) Facial
Q: Which are the primary muscles used during Component 2 Tongue Control during Bolus Hold?
A) The suprahyoid muscles - geniohyoid and mylohoid
B) The intrinsic muscles of the tongue - superior and inferior longitudinal, transverse, and vertical
innervated by CN Xll
C) The tensor veli palatini and palatoglossus
D) B and C
Answer:
D) B and C
Q: Which are the primary muscles of mastication
Answer:
Masseter
Pterygoids
Temporalis
Q: What CN innervates the masseter muscle?
Answer:
CN 5 (V) Trigeminal
Q: What action does the tensor veli palatini and palatoglossus facilitate dur- ing the swallow?
A) anterior tongue movement
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