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3 Parts of the brainstem ✔Correct Answer-medulla, pons, reticular formation
The primary auditory receptive area is the ✔Correct Answer-anterior temporal transverse
gyrus
Sound is transmitted in normal ears from the tympanic membrane to the cochlea via the
✔Correct Answer-auditory ossicles
The vestibulocochlear nerve enters the brainstem at which of the following levels? ✔Correct
Answer-pons / medulla
The first nerve impulses generated in the BAEP are from the cochlear nerve and are referred to
as ✔Correct Answer-combination of Wave I and II
The proposed generator for wave I of the BAEP is the ✔Correct Answer-8th cranial nerve
Wave III of the BAEP is generated mainly by ✔Correct Answer-superior olivary complex and
trapezoid body
The proposed generator site for Wave V of the BAEP is thought to be the ✔Correct Answer-
inferior colliculus
Wave V can best be described as ✔Correct Answer-A positive far field response recorded from
Cz
Rarefaction clicks are ✔Correct Answer-produced by initial movement of the headphone
transducer away from the tympanic membrane
The click type used most frequently for neurologic applications of BAEPS is ✔Correct Answer-
broad band clicks
A patient who is stimulate at " 70 dB SL'' is stimulated ✔Correct Answer-at 70 dB above his or
her own hearing threshold
Masking noise ✔Correct Answer-Prevents bone conduction of the stimulus to the ear not
being tested
Which of the following filter bandwidths will affect latency and or amplitude of BAERS the
most? ✔Correct Answer-100-1000hz