Placing the Base of a Vibrating Tuning Fork on the Midline

question 35

Multiple Choice

Placing the base of a vibrating tuning fork on the midline vertex of the patient's head is a test for:

• A) air conduction of sound.
• B) bone versus air conduction.
• C) lateralization of sound.
• D) mallear auditory ability.

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