Question 1

What part of the cochlea do the hair cells vibrate against?

Accepted Answer

A)  basilar membrane 
B)  tectorial membrane 
C)  scala vestibule 
D)  scala tympani 
A)  basilar membrane 
B)  tectorial membrane 
C)  scala vestibule 
D)  scala tympani B

Question 2

What are the receptors for static equilibrium?

Accepted Answer

A)  cristae 
B)  saccule 
C)  maculae 
D)  ampulla 
A)  cristae 
B)  saccule 
C)  maculae 
D)  ampulla C

Question 3

The eye movement called ________ is a tracking mechanism that occurs when a person is reading.

Accepted Answer

A)  vertigo 
B)  nystagmus 
C)  saccades 
D)  none of the above 
A)  vertigo 
B)  nystagmus 
C)  saccades 
D)  none of the above C

Question 4

Which bone is attached to the tympanic membrane?

Accepted Answer

A)  malleus 
B)  stapes 
C)  cochlea 
D)  incus 
A)  malleus 
B)  stapes 
C)  cochlea 
D)  incus

Question 5

Conduction deafness might be caused by damage to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  cochlea 
B)  tympanic membrane 
C)  cochlear nerve 
D)  basilar membrane 
A)  cochlea 
B)  tympanic membrane 
C)  cochlear nerve 
D)  basilar membrane

Question 6

What are the receptors for dynamic equilibrium?

Accepted Answer

A)  maculae 
B)  ampulla 
C)  cristae 
D)  none of the above 
A)  maculae 
B)  ampulla 
C)  cristae 
D)  none of the above

Question 7

What is the proper sequence of events that occurs in the ear when sound waves hit the tympanic membrane?

Accepted Answer

A)  displacement of the auditory ossicles, pressure waves occur in the perilymph, the basilar membrane is displaced, stimulation of the cranial nerve VIII, vibration of hair cells against the tectorial membrane 
B)  displacement of auditory ossicles, pressure waves occur in the perilymph, the basilar membrane is distorted, vibration of hair cells against the tectorial membrane, stimulation of cranial nerve VIII 
C)  displacement of auditory ossicles, the basilar membrane is displaced, pressure waves occur in the perilymph, vibration of hair cells against the tectorial membrane, stimulation of cranial nerve VIII 
D)  none of the above 
A)  displacement of the auditory ossicles, pressure waves occur in the perilymph, the basilar membrane is displaced, stimulation of the cranial nerve VIII, vibration of hair cells against the tectorial membrane 
B)  displacement of auditory ossicles, pressure waves occur in the perilymph, the basilar membrane is distorted, vibration of hair cells against the tectorial membrane, stimulation of cranial nerve VIII 
C)  displacement of auditory ossicles, the basilar membrane is displaced, pressure waves occur in the perilymph, vibration of hair cells against the tectorial membrane, stimulation of cranial nerve VIII 
D)  none of the above

Question 8

The amplitude of sounds waves determines the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  pitch 
B)  loudness 
C)  location of sound 
D)  none of the above 
A)  pitch 
B)  loudness 
C)  location of sound 
D)  none of the above

Question 9

What is the hearing test that involves placing a tuning fork on the mastoid process?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nystagmus 
B)  Weber's 
C)  Rinne 
D)  none of the above 
A)  Nystagmus 
B)  Weber's 
C)  Rinne 
D)  none of the above

Question 10

The number of compressed regions that pass a given point in one second is ________ of the sound.

Accepted Answer

A)  pitch 
B)  decibels 
C)  intensity 
D)  hertz 
A)  pitch 
B)  decibels 
C)  intensity 
D)  hertz

Question 11

As sound levels increase in the organ of Corti ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  outer hair cells bend the cilia away from the kinocilium 
B)  inner hair cells bend the cilia away from the kinocilium 
C)  inner hair cells stiffen the basilar membrane 
D)  outer hair cells stiffen the basilar membrane 
A)  outer hair cells bend the cilia away from the kinocilium 
B)  inner hair cells bend the cilia away from the kinocilium 
C)  inner hair cells stiffen the basilar membrane 
D)  outer hair cells stiffen the basilar membrane

Question 12

Vibration of the ________ causes the hair cells of the cochlea to vibrate.

Accepted Answer

A)  scala tympani 
B)  scala vestibule 
C)  basilar membrane 
D)  tectorial membrane 
A)  scala tympani 
B)  scala vestibule 
C)  basilar membrane 
D)  tectorial membrane

Exam 32: Physiology of the Ear

What part of the cochlea do the hair cells vibrate against?

What are the receptors for static equilibrium?

The eye movement called ________ is a tracking mechanism that occurs when a person is reading.

Which bone is attached to the tympanic membrane?

Conduction deafness might be caused by damage to ________.

What are the receptors for dynamic equilibrium?

What is the proper sequence of events that occurs in the ear when sound waves hit the tympanic membrane?

The amplitude of sounds waves determines the ________.

What is the hearing test that involves placing a tuning fork on the mastoid process?

The number of compressed regions that pass a given point in one second is ________ of the sound.

As sound levels increase in the organ of Corti ________.

Vibration of the ________ causes the hair cells of the cochlea to vibrate.

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