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Dysphagia Final Exam ( 2026/2027 Update) Questions and Answers
Dysphagia Final Exam ( 2026/2027
Update) Questions and Answers
Q: During the pharyngeal phase of swallowing which of the following occurs
Answer:
hyoid bone and larynx elevate and move anteriorly
Q: Peristalsis, the descending wavelike pattern of sequential contractions of esophageal
sphincter muscles
Answer:
True
Q: The recurrent laryngeal nerve innervates all muscles of the larynx
Answer:
False (innervates all but not the cricothyroid muscle)
Q: The pattern of respiration coordination in swallowing include
Answer:
Apnea, Inspiration, Expiration
Q: The signs of dysphagia include
Answer:
Coughing, seizures, goosebumps, tearing
Q: all patients should be given an instrumental examination before feeding
Answer:
False- avoid extreme answers (all and never)
everyone does not need instrumental examination
Q: The observations from a single instrumental evaluation alone are sufficient to allow the
clinician to make the decision to change the patients mode of feeding
Answer:
False- instrument never makes the decision- just there to support and help diagnose- decision is
based on clinical judgment to change patients mode of feeding
Q: the modified barium swallow test is a test for the study of timing of movements of the
tongue, palate and larynx
Answer:
true- able to measure coordination of how those structures move to see if swallow is safe
Q: Silent aspiration is usually a sign of loss of vocal fold closure
Answer:
False- vocal fold closure ability has nothing to do with silent aspiration- silent aspiration is not a
sign of whether or not the VF's are working
Q: During a FEES the clinician should observe anatomical structures during quiet and forced
respiration, coughing, speaking, and dry swallows without food or drink
Answer:
true
Q: The penetration scale describes increasing swallowing safety as the number on the scale
increases
Answer:
False- the higher the number the worse the aspiration
Q: Non surgical dysphagia management is a team effort that is led by the SLP
Answer:
true
Q: It is ethical to withhold otherwise available treatment to patients of the sake of collecting
scientific evidence
Answer:
False- NEVER ethical to withhold any evidence
Q: Poor oral hygiene and dysphagia are both risk factors for aspiration pneumonia especially in
the elderly
Answer:
True
Q: Compensatory therapy aims to improve the long term physiology of swallowing
Answer:
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