BAEP Practice Questions & Answers | Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials Exam Prep 2026/2027

BAEP Practice Questions & Answers |
Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials Exam
Prep 2026/2027
BAEP (brainstem auditory evoked potential)
An electrical response of the auditory pathway that occurs after an appropriate acoustic
stimulus




indications of BAEPs
Multiple Sclerosis
• Structural lesions of the brainstem and posterior fossa
• Cerebellopontine angle tumors
• Acoustic Neuroma
• Meningioma
• Brainstem tumor
• Intraoperatively to monitor integrity of the auditory pathways during tumor
removal
• In ICU settings, to aid in the assessment of patients after traumatic, anoxic, or
ischemic coma
auricle or pinna
Appendage on the side of the head surrounding the opening of the external auditory
canal




external auditory canal
tunnel extends from temporal bone and ends at the tympanic membrane; directs sound
to the eardrum

, middle ear
After sound travels through the outer ear and hits the tympanic membrane, the sound
wave moves through the middle ear via the ossicles




ossicles
Malleus (Hammer)
• End of malleus is attached to the tympanic membrane
• Head of the malleus is attached to the incus
• Incus (Anvil)
• Attached to the Stapes
• Stapes (Stirrup)
• Attached to the oval window, which separates the middle ear and inner ear




malleus
(hammer)end is attached to the tympanic membrane
head is attached to incus




incus
(anvil) attached to the stapes