BAEP test review (test # 3) Questions and Correct Answers

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BAEP test review (test # 3) Questions and
Correct Answers
each wave (except for wave I) is generated when auditory impulses
pass through a specific portion of the auditory pathway within the
brain stem




(True/False) Ans: True

wave I corresponds to which parts of the brain? Ans: lower brain
stem (upper medulla to pons)

wave II corresponds to which parts of the brain? Ans: lower brain
stem (upper medulla to pons)

wave III corresponds to which parts of the brain? Ans: lower brain
stem/upper brain stem

wave IV corresponds to which parts of the brain? Ans: upper
brain stem (mid pons to lower midbrain)

wave V corresponds to which parts of the brain? Ans: upper brain
stem (midpons to lower midbrain)




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wave I is generated by the ________ end of the cochlear nerve Ans:
distal

wave II is generated by the ________ ________ Ans: cochlear
nucleus

wave III is generated by the _______ ________ ________ Ans:
Superior Oliveri nucleus

wave IV is generated by the Ans: lateral lemniscus

wave V is generated by the Ans: inferior colliculus

(waveform analysis of ipsilateral ear) in normal patients, all 5
waves are usually present and highly reproducible




(True/False) Ans: True

(waveform analysis of ipsilateral ear). wave I is the first consistent
wave to be recorded. wave II is sometimes absent, but it is not
used clinically. wave III in most normal subjects is equidistant
between I and V may have a double Peak.




(True/False) Ans: True



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