Exam 10: Auditory Physiology

Match each term to the correct descriptor. Terms may be used more than once or not at all. -A function of the relationship between the tympanic membrane and the oval window

Match each term to the correct descriptor. Terms may be used more than once or not at all. -Provides a gain of approximately 25 dB

Match each term to the correct descriptor. Terms may be used more than once or not at all. -The lever benefit, in decibels

Match each term to the correct descriptor. Terms may be used more than once or not at all. -Structure that, in combination with the oval window, provides an area benefit

The lever benefit of the middle ear system refers to the relationship between processes of the ____________________ and the incus.

Which of the following is the formula for pressure?

The minimum audible frequency for humans is considered to be approximately ____________________ Hz.

The basal end of the basilar membrane

Match each term to the correct descriptor. Terms may be used more than once or not at all. -End of the cochlea at which high-frequency sounds are processed

Match each term to the correct descriptor. Terms may be used more than once or not at all. -Provides an impedance-matching system

Match each term to the correct descriptor. Terms may be used more than once or not at all. -Responses that have a slowly increasing firing-rate response to a stimulus during depolarization

The tensor tympani muscle exerts a restraining force on the ____________________.

Match each term to the correct descriptor. Terms may be used more than once or not at all. -Stimulus-related potential that arises directly from stimulation of a large number of hair cells simultaneously

The utricle and saccule sense

Match each term to the correct descriptor. Terms may be used more than once or not at all. -A function of the pinna

Match each term to the correct descriptor. Terms may be used more than once or not at all. -When stimulated, cause(s) reduction in firing rate of VIII nerve fibers

Match each term to the correct descriptor. Terms may be used more than once or not at all. -Stimulus-related potential created by the outer hair cells

Match each term to the correct descriptor. Terms may be used more than once or not at all. -Provides the first opportunity for decussation of information directed toward the cerebrum

The tympanic membrane has an effective area of approximately

Which of the following statements is most accurate?