SPAU 3341 Vestibular Audiology

What are the three main sensory systems

that contribute to balance?

• Cochlear

• Vestibular

• Proprioceptive

• Ocular

• Lumbar

The utricle and saccule are responsible for angular acceleration.

• True

• False

What are the names of the three semicircular canals?

• Saccule

• Inferior

• Superior

• Utricle

• Horizontal

The cVEMP test evaluates the integrity of which structures?

• Saccule

• Utricle

• Inferior Vestibular Nerve

• Superior Vestibular Nerve

An audiologist can treat BPPV by doing the Epley Maneuver.

• True

• False

If your patient turns more than ____ degrees during the Stepping Fukuda test,

this could indicate a unilateral vestibular disorder.

• 50

• 30

• 45

• 10