Audiology PRAXIS ACTUAL UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
How much of language learning is incidental? - CORRECT ANSWER - 90%
Explain level II perinatal care - CORRECT ANSWER - mother and infant are at risk for
complications due to premature delivery, low birth weight, unusual labor/delivery- requires
monitoring, interventions, and treatments- stay lasts 24 hours to several weeks
Explain perinatal care Level I - CORRECT ANSWER - Normal, routine, discharged in 24-
48 hours
What arises from the endoderm? - CORRECT ANSWER - digestive and respiratory
organs, liver and pancreas
What arises from the ectoderm? - CORRECT ANSWER - Outer skin, nervous system,
sense organs, and outer/inner portions of the ear
Explain perinatal care level IV - CORRECT ANSWER - highly specialized medical
center- lowest ages of viability- intrauterine surgeries and organ transplant recipients
What is assessed for the APGAR? - CORRECT ANSWER - heart rate, respiratory effort,
reflex irritability/cry, muscle tone, color
What are the main issues associated with rubella if contracted after the 1st trimester? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 58% have deafness, 43% have vision loss (retinopathy, cataracts,
microphthalmia), 50% have congenital heart disease (especially patent ductus arteriosus), also at
risk for mental retardation and glaucoma
Explain perinatal care level III - CORRECT ANSWER - high risk morbidity and
mortality- specialized medical staff capable of emergency care- called NICU- stay lasts 24 hours
to many months
,Detection - CORRECT ANSWER - identification that there is a problem - overall goal of
a screening program with preestablished criteria
auditory dysfunction and an example - CORRECT ANSWER - abnormal auditory
function somewhere in the auditory system - does not necessarily mean HL. Example: CAPD
hearing handicap - CORRECT ANSWER - affects work, describes the impact of the HL
on a person's goals and their personal and professional roles and responsibilities
diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER - what is the problem- use of diagnostic tests to quantify
the HL into degree and type- valid for all ages, frequency specific, ear specific, establishes
thresholds
hearing disability - CORRECT ANSWER - affects life, more social, describes the impact
of a HL on a person's social functions and activities
Which branchial arches are critical to development of the ear? - CORRECT ANSWER -
1st and 2nd
When is the brain at its peak for development? - CORRECT ANSWER - during the first 4
years but is always changing throughout life
What is a prerequisite skill required for receptive and expressive language learning? -
CORRECT ANSWER - attentive listening
What does TORCH stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Toxoplasmosis, other, rubella,
CMV, herpes
When during gestation, can CMV cause damage to the fetus? - CORRECT ANSWER -
anytime
,Which of the TORCH infections can be treated? - CORRECT ANSWER - toxoplasmosis
and syphilis can be cured, herpes can be treated but not cured
What are Barthes' 3 key elements to listening? - CORRECT ANSWER - comprehension,
retention, response
Can 1 month old infants discriminate voiced/voiceless consonants? - CORRECT
ANSWER - yes
Do all 3 ossicles arise from the same branchial arch? - CORRECT ANSWER - no, the
incus and malleus come from the 1st and the stapes comes from the 2nd
How many NICU babies have hearing loss? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1/50
Explain the auditory feedback loop in relation to HI infants. - CORRECT ANSWER - The
inability of HI babies to hear their own vocalizations prevents them from the acoustic self-
stimulation that encourages additional babbling and the consequential expansion of new speech
How do CNS disorders affect hearing? - CORRECT ANSWER - doesn't typically affect
threshold, but can affect auditory processing and speech/language development
Kearsley et al. found that infants respond differently to noise based on rise time- what were these
results? - CORRECT ANSWER - The shorter the time, the more defensive (a loud, quick
noise elicits a startle). The longer the rise time shows more interest (a long drawn out time elicits
curiosity).
What does CHARGE stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Coloboma, heart defect, atresia,
retardation of growth, genital abnormalities, ear abnormalities
, Which pharyngeal pouch is relevant to the ear? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1st one- extends
to the tubotympanic recess enveloping the ear bones, tympanic membrane, tympanic cavity,
mastoid antrum, and eustachian tube
What arises from the mesoderm? - CORRECT ANSWER - skeletal and circulation
structures, kidneys, reproductive organs, and middle ear and bone surrounding inner ear
microtia - CORRECT ANSWER - Malformation of the auricle
atresia - CORRECT ANSWER - absence of the ear canal
what is the inner ear comprised of? - CORRECT ANSWER - cochlea and vestibule
loss of outer hair cells results in a loss of .... - CORRECT ANSWER - threshold sensitivity
hearing - CORRECT ANSWER - cochlea to cortex, both hearing and processing
comprehension - CORRECT ANSWER - identify speech sounds, understand them,
synthesize them into words
response - CORRECT ANSWER - interaction between speaker and listener, adding action
to normally passive process
retention - CORRECT ANSWER - the info retained when listening is how we create
meaning from words
Why is hearing loss more prevalent in premature babies? - CORRECT ANSWER - HL is
typically secondary to an identifiable disorder or to the treatment of that disorder (ototoxicity).
They are 20x more likely to have HL than a healthy baby
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
How much of language learning is incidental? - CORRECT ANSWER - 90%
Explain level II perinatal care - CORRECT ANSWER - mother and infant are at risk for
complications due to premature delivery, low birth weight, unusual labor/delivery- requires
monitoring, interventions, and treatments- stay lasts 24 hours to several weeks
Explain perinatal care Level I - CORRECT ANSWER - Normal, routine, discharged in 24-
48 hours
What arises from the endoderm? - CORRECT ANSWER - digestive and respiratory
organs, liver and pancreas
What arises from the ectoderm? - CORRECT ANSWER - Outer skin, nervous system,
sense organs, and outer/inner portions of the ear
Explain perinatal care level IV - CORRECT ANSWER - highly specialized medical
center- lowest ages of viability- intrauterine surgeries and organ transplant recipients
What is assessed for the APGAR? - CORRECT ANSWER - heart rate, respiratory effort,
reflex irritability/cry, muscle tone, color
What are the main issues associated with rubella if contracted after the 1st trimester? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 58% have deafness, 43% have vision loss (retinopathy, cataracts,
microphthalmia), 50% have congenital heart disease (especially patent ductus arteriosus), also at
risk for mental retardation and glaucoma
Explain perinatal care level III - CORRECT ANSWER - high risk morbidity and
mortality- specialized medical staff capable of emergency care- called NICU- stay lasts 24 hours
to many months
,Detection - CORRECT ANSWER - identification that there is a problem - overall goal of
a screening program with preestablished criteria
auditory dysfunction and an example - CORRECT ANSWER - abnormal auditory
function somewhere in the auditory system - does not necessarily mean HL. Example: CAPD
hearing handicap - CORRECT ANSWER - affects work, describes the impact of the HL
on a person's goals and their personal and professional roles and responsibilities
diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER - what is the problem- use of diagnostic tests to quantify
the HL into degree and type- valid for all ages, frequency specific, ear specific, establishes
thresholds
hearing disability - CORRECT ANSWER - affects life, more social, describes the impact
of a HL on a person's social functions and activities
Which branchial arches are critical to development of the ear? - CORRECT ANSWER -
1st and 2nd
When is the brain at its peak for development? - CORRECT ANSWER - during the first 4
years but is always changing throughout life
What is a prerequisite skill required for receptive and expressive language learning? -
CORRECT ANSWER - attentive listening
What does TORCH stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Toxoplasmosis, other, rubella,
CMV, herpes
When during gestation, can CMV cause damage to the fetus? - CORRECT ANSWER -
anytime
,Which of the TORCH infections can be treated? - CORRECT ANSWER - toxoplasmosis
and syphilis can be cured, herpes can be treated but not cured
What are Barthes' 3 key elements to listening? - CORRECT ANSWER - comprehension,
retention, response
Can 1 month old infants discriminate voiced/voiceless consonants? - CORRECT
ANSWER - yes
Do all 3 ossicles arise from the same branchial arch? - CORRECT ANSWER - no, the
incus and malleus come from the 1st and the stapes comes from the 2nd
How many NICU babies have hearing loss? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1/50
Explain the auditory feedback loop in relation to HI infants. - CORRECT ANSWER - The
inability of HI babies to hear their own vocalizations prevents them from the acoustic self-
stimulation that encourages additional babbling and the consequential expansion of new speech
How do CNS disorders affect hearing? - CORRECT ANSWER - doesn't typically affect
threshold, but can affect auditory processing and speech/language development
Kearsley et al. found that infants respond differently to noise based on rise time- what were these
results? - CORRECT ANSWER - The shorter the time, the more defensive (a loud, quick
noise elicits a startle). The longer the rise time shows more interest (a long drawn out time elicits
curiosity).
What does CHARGE stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Coloboma, heart defect, atresia,
retardation of growth, genital abnormalities, ear abnormalities
, Which pharyngeal pouch is relevant to the ear? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1st one- extends
to the tubotympanic recess enveloping the ear bones, tympanic membrane, tympanic cavity,
mastoid antrum, and eustachian tube
What arises from the mesoderm? - CORRECT ANSWER - skeletal and circulation
structures, kidneys, reproductive organs, and middle ear and bone surrounding inner ear
microtia - CORRECT ANSWER - Malformation of the auricle
atresia - CORRECT ANSWER - absence of the ear canal
what is the inner ear comprised of? - CORRECT ANSWER - cochlea and vestibule
loss of outer hair cells results in a loss of .... - CORRECT ANSWER - threshold sensitivity
hearing - CORRECT ANSWER - cochlea to cortex, both hearing and processing
comprehension - CORRECT ANSWER - identify speech sounds, understand them,
synthesize them into words
response - CORRECT ANSWER - interaction between speaker and listener, adding action
to normally passive process
retention - CORRECT ANSWER - the info retained when listening is how we create
meaning from words
Why is hearing loss more prevalent in premature babies? - CORRECT ANSWER - HL is
typically secondary to an identifiable disorder or to the treatment of that disorder (ototoxicity).
They are 20x more likely to have HL than a healthy baby
