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- 3. centrally located within the brain at the top of the brainstem and consists on the thalamus, epithalamus, subthalamus, and hypothalamus
- 8. the ability to identify where a sound source is coming from in a sound field
- 10. smaller misshapen cells in the brain - neurodevelopmental benign anomaly
- 11. higher level neurocognitive process will in a ______ fashion affect basic auditory skills
- 12. children who will undergo CAPD screening are those who _____ behavioral symptoms, sequalae, and difficulties that may be indicative of CAPD
- 13. this pathway runs from the auditory cortex to the cochlea and has significant implications in functions such as detection of a signal in a background of noise
- 16. the ______ nucleus of the inferior colliculus is responsible for maintaining the tonotopic organization that began in the cochlea
- 18. the MGB is made up of 250k fibers at the level of the branchium, _____ times the amount at the level of the auditory nerve
- 21. the primary auditory cortex, aka ______ gyrus, receives projections from the MGB via the internal capsule, insulation, and external capsule
- 22. children with CAPD often have a _____ of chronic otitis media
- 25. the _____ nuclei of the MGB receives information about intensity, frequency, and timing of the sound
- 30. ______ fibers of the corpus callosum connect similar regions in both hemispheres
- 34. where in the CANS the ascending central auditory pathway is divides into two main pathways (2 words)
- 37. binaural ______ is the way our two ears work together to complete tasks
- 38. the caudal aspect of the AI in the _____ of the primary auditory cortex responds to LF while the rostral aspect responds to HF
- 39. ____ processing is the receiving of acoustic signals and transferring the signal to the auditory cortices
- 42. screening for CAPD reduces the number of inappropriate ______ for comprehensive CAPD evaluations
- 43. screening results should never be used to ___ a child with APD, but often is by non audiologic professionals
- 44. when one neuron sends info to several other neurons
- 47. determining the outcome of screenings should be a ____ decision
- 49. the tonotopicity at every level of the CANS is present in the inferior colliculus in the form of isofrequency _____ each of which corresponds to a single point of the basilar membrane
- 50. the surface of the brain which consists of gray matter
- 52. children under the age of ______ should not be tested for CAPD because the standardized test require a certain level of cognitive and language development
- 54. the corpus callosum is not full developed until around age ____, thus the right ear advantage is greater under this age
- 55. lowers the postsynaptic cell's membrane potential allowing for the cells to fire
- 58. the behavioral checklist that includes vocabulary perception, distractibility, etc. and was designed for kids with hearing loss (acronym)
- 61. the listening test that can be given by SLPs if a child is suspected of APD tests listening skills in _______ situations and measures a child's ability to attend to, process, and respond to verbally presented information (2 words)
- 62. the benefit of collecting test from other providers is that it helps paint a picture of the child's strengths and weaknesses over a variety of _____
- 65. a set of cognitive processes that help us plan, organize, and determine a behavioral response. (2 words)
- 66. a key function of the CN appears to be contrast enhancement through amplitude __________
- 70. CAPD may co-occur with other disorders and also it may be necessary to _____ CAPD from them
- 71. the brainstem is made up (caudal to rostral) of the _____, pons, and and midbrain
- 72. the ______ cortex is concerned with higher order planning and execution of behavior
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- 1. phonemic processing uses phonemic skills to discriminate acoustic features of the signal and ____ the signal's parts
- 2. temporal masking is the potential of stronger phonemes to mask lower phonemes that are before or after them which can affect _______
- 3. this auditory behavioral test is unique because the results can help determine what further testing may be needed, whether that is for APD, a language disorder, or higher order issue (acronym)
- 4. when input from several neurons meet upon one neuron
- 5. the corpus callosum is the ______ fiber tract in the brain
- 6. _______ listening involves listening to different acoustic stimuli simultaneously in each ear
- 7. the ability to localize a sound source in a horizontal field
- 8. which hemisphere is more analytic, phonological, and linguistically oriented
- 9. the cochlear nuclei that has the tonotopicity that most resembles those of the auditory nerve (acronym)
- 14. CAPD may lead to deficits with higher order language learning and communication functions, but it is not a _____ of them
- 15. neuromaturational delays can be due to a lack of ___ myelin or auditory deprivation
- 17. gap detection involves presenting two stimuli with a variable gap in between and having the child indicate if they here one or two sounds is a test of _________ (2 words)
- 19. the primary source of descriptive information regarding children's listening and learning behavior within the learning environment
- 20. binaural integration is the ability to process information presented to both ears simultaneously, with the info being presented at both ears being ________
- 23. for a person with APD and a right ear advantage, the teacher should be instructed to teach on the right side of the student and a clinician providing therapy should sit on the _____ side of the student
- 24. auditory _____ recognition is the ability to distinguish that two sounds are the same or different based on number of syllables
- 26. this lobe is the site of the primary auditory cortex and Wernicke's area
- 27. difficulty across all cognitive subtests is a sign ________ dysfunction may be the reason for a child's listening and learning difficulties (2 words)
- 28. children with APD will have difficulty following ______ auditory directions
- 29. the right ear advantage occurs in individuals when the signal comes from the right ear because the pathway of the acoustic signal is _____ shorter
- 31. in the lateral lemniscus the _____ nucleus contributes to monaural processing and the dorsal nucleus contributes to binaural processing
- 32. the MSO receives information about ______ differences between the two ears
- 33. if a comprehensive central auditory assessment would add info that is likely to affect the management of a child's learning and communication difficulties, we _____ go through with the evaluation
- 35. temporal _____ is the perception of fast changing signals which is important for separating speech from gaps
- 36. posterior portions of this lobe along with other structures play an important role in selective attention, especially related to switching attention from one location to another for purposes of detecting a target
- 40. the cerebrum consists of mostly ______ matter and is immersed in CSF
- 41. children with APD will have difficulty understanding spoken language in background noise, in _____ acoustic environments, and when speech is rapidly presented
- 45. portion of the SOC that contributes to localization by comparing intensity differences
- 46. audiologists have a basic responsibility to evaluate the ______ auditory system even though traditional evaluation procedures test the peripheral auditory system
- 48. A __________ score of under 88% is abnormal and may be a sign of larger issue like auditory neuropathy
- 51. the ______ intelligence scale has 3 sections and the one that would be affected by APD is the verbal IQ
- 53. a ______ acoustic signal is one that has parts that are missing or too fast
- 56. up to 75% of older adults are affected by CAPD because auditory processing skills _____ with age
- 57. when looking at the results from the screenings from all domains we are not looking for passing or failing but for specific _____ of difficulty
- 59. the primary role of the auditory nerve is to _______ the incoming acoustic signal into its components and relay accurately all info to the CANS
- 60. temporal ordering is the ability to _____ sounds in the correct order
- 63. Wernicke's area serves as the center for ______ language
- 64. cells in the PVCN provide information regarding absolute signal ________
- 67. temporal _____ is the ability to add up information overtime and deals with ITD
- 68. part of the brain responsible for integrating and interpreting signals, all senses besides smell are processed in the nuclei of this region
- 69. APD is a deficit in ______ processing of an aud. stimuli not do the higher order factors