Dysphagia Final Exam (Latest 2026/2027 Update) Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A

Dysphagia Final Exam (Latest 2026/2027 Update) Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A

Dysphagia Final Exam (Latest 2026/2027

Update) Questions and Verified Answers|

100% Correct| Grade A

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: