Question 1

Match each term to the correct descriptor. Terms may be used more than once or not at all.
-Processed within the olivary complex of the brainstem

Accepted Answer

A) high frequency 
B) low frequency 
C) localization of sound in space 
D) temporal processing 
E) spectral processing
F)interaural phase difference
G)interaural intensity difference 
A) high frequency 
B) low frequency 
C) localization of sound in space 
D) temporal processing 
E) spectral processing
F)interaural phase difference
G)interaural intensity difference

Question 2

Match each term to the correct descriptor. Terms may be used more than once or not at all.
-Provides the means of recognizing an auditory stimulus

Accepted Answer

A) cochlea 
B) middle ear 
C) outer ear 
D) vestibular mechanism 
E) brainstem
F)cerebral cortex 
A) cochlea 
B) middle ear 
C) outer ear 
D) vestibular mechanism 
E) brainstem
F)cerebral cortex

Question 3

Match each term to the correct descriptor. Terms may be used more than once or not at all.
-Provides a gain of approximately 2 dB

Accepted Answer

A) impedance matching 
B) area ratio 
C) lever ratio 
D) buckling function 
E) localization 
A) impedance matching 
B) area ratio 
C) lever ratio 
D) buckling function 
E) localization

Question 4

Low spontaneous rate neurons have (low/high) ____________________ thresholds of stimulation.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Low spontaneous rate neurons have (low/high) ____________________...

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) high frequency 
B) low frequency 
C) localization of sound in space 
D) temporal processing 
E) spectral processing
F)interaural phase difference
G)interaural intensity difference 
A) high frequency 
B) low frequency 
C) localization of sound in space 
D) temporal processing 
E) spectral processing
F)interaural phase difference
G)interaural intensity difference

Question 6

The basilar membrane (increases/decreases) ____________________ in stiffness from base to apex.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The basilar membrane (increases/decreases) ____________________ in stiffness...

Question 7

The ____________________ potential arises directly from stimulation of a large number of hair cells simultaneously, eliciting nearly simultaneous individual action potentials in the VIII nerve.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ potential arises directly from stimulation...

Question 8

High-frequency sounds are localized by the superior olivary complex by means of the interaural ____________________ difference.

Accepted Answer

The answer of High-frequency sounds are localized by the superior...

Question 9

Why are hair cells important, and what type of therapy is being developed to regenerate them?

Accepted Answer

Hair cells are very important because th

Question 10

Match each term to the correct descriptor. Terms may be used more than once or not at all.
-The benefit from the lever difference of the middle ear

Accepted Answer

A) 2 dB 
B) 25 dB 
C) 4-6 dB 
D) 17:1 
E) 2:1
F)9:7 
A) 2 dB 
B) 25 dB 
C) 4-6 dB 
D) 17:1 
E) 2:1
F)9:7

Question 11

When the stapes moves medially,

Accepted Answer

A)  a wave is initially set up in the endolymph. 
B)  the perilymph of the scala vestibuli receives a compression pulse. 
C)  Reissner's membrane undergoes muscular contraction. 
D)  the organ of Corti vibrates at a resonant frequency equal to the whole-number multiple of the initial impulse. 
A)  a wave is initially set up in the endolymph. 
B)  the perilymph of the scala vestibuli receives a compression pulse. 
C)  Reissner's membrane undergoes muscular contraction. 
D)  the organ of Corti vibrates at a resonant frequency equal to the whole-number multiple of the initial impulse.

Question 12

The point of maximal perturbation of the basilar membrane arising from the traveling wave

Accepted Answer

A)  determines the temporal component of the traveling wave. 
B)  determines the zona pelicula for the traveling wave. 
C)  represents the frequency component determined by the umbo of the manubrium. 
D)  determines the hair cells that will be maximally stimulated to fire. 
A)  determines the temporal component of the traveling wave. 
B)  determines the zona pelicula for the traveling wave. 
C)  represents the frequency component determined by the umbo of the manubrium. 
D)  determines the hair cells that will be maximally stimulated to fire.

Question 13

High-frequency sounds are processed at the ____________________ end of the cochlea.

Accepted Answer

The answer of High-frequency sounds are processed at the ____________________...

Question 14

Match each term to the correct descriptor. Terms may be used more than once or not at all.
-Does the primary localization processing of high-frequency sound

Accepted Answer

A) cochlear nucleus 
B) duperior olivary complex 
C) inferior colliculus 
D) medial geniculate body 
E) cerebral cortex 
A) cochlear nucleus 
B) duperior olivary complex 
C) inferior colliculus 
D) medial geniculate body 
E) cerebral cortex

Question 15

Match each term to the correct descriptor. Terms may be used more than once or not at all.
-A composite of the responses of a single fiber at each frequency of stimulation

Accepted Answer

A) high-threshold neurons 
B) low-threshold neurons 
C) frequency specificity 
D) poststimulus time histograms 
E) characteristic frequency
F)tuning curve
G)tonotopic array
H)crossed and uncrossed olivocochlear bundles
I)interspike interval histogram 
A) high-threshold neurons 
B) low-threshold neurons 
C) frequency specificity 
D) poststimulus time histograms 
E) characteristic frequency
F)tuning curve
G)tonotopic array
H)crossed and uncrossed olivocochlear bundles
I)interspike interval histogram

Question 16

Match each term to the correct descriptor. Terms may be used more than once or not at all.
-Provides the first opportunity for localization analysis

Accepted Answer

A) cochlea 
B) middle ear 
C) outer ear 
D) vestibular mechanism 
E) brainstem
F)cerebral cortex 
A) cochlea 
B) middle ear 
C) outer ear 
D) vestibular mechanism 
E) brainstem
F)cerebral cortex

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) cochlear nucleus 
B) duperior olivary complex 
C) inferior colliculus 
D) medial geniculate body 
E) cerebral cortex 
A) cochlear nucleus 
B) duperior olivary complex 
C) inferior colliculus 
D) medial geniculate body 
E) cerebral cortex

Question 18

What major disorder may arise due to noise pollution, and what study supports this information?

Accepted Answer

Loud noise or noise pollution can result

Question 19

Match each term to the correct descriptor. Terms may be used more than once or not at all.
-Response in which there is an initial response to the stimulus, followed by neural silence

Accepted Answer

A) cochlear nucleus 
B) primary-like responses 
C) onset responses 
D) chopper responses 
E) pausers
F)build-up responses 
A) cochlear nucleus 
B) primary-like responses 
C) onset responses 
D) chopper responses 
E) pausers
F)build-up responses

Question 20

Because the outer ear has no "active elements,"

Accepted Answer

A)  it can serve as an amplifier but not a filter. 
B)  it can serve as both filter and amplifier. 
C)  it can process only passive sounds. 
D)  it can serve as a filter but not an amplifier. 
A)  it can serve as an amplifier but not a filter. 
B)  it can serve as both filter and amplifier. 
C)  it can process only passive sounds. 
D)  it can serve as a filter but not an amplifier.

Match each term to the correct descriptor. Terms may be used more than once or not at all. -Processed within the olivary complex of the brainstem

Match each term to the correct descriptor. Terms may be used more than once or not at all. -Provides the means of recognizing an auditory stimulus

Match each term to the correct descriptor. Terms may be used more than once or not at all. -Provides a gain of approximately 2 dB

Low spontaneous rate neurons have (low/high) ____________________ thresholds of stimulation.

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

The basilar membrane (increases/decreases) ____________________ in stiffness from base to apex.

The ____________________ potential arises directly from stimulation of a large number of hair cells simultaneously, eliciting nearly simultaneous individual action potentials in the VIII nerve.

High-frequency sounds are localized by the superior olivary complex by means of the interaural ____________________ difference.

Why are hair cells important, and what type of therapy is being developed to regenerate them?

Match each term to the correct descriptor. Terms may be used more than once or not at all. -The benefit from the lever difference of the middle ear

When the stapes moves medially,

The point of maximal perturbation of the basilar membrane arising from the traveling wave

High-frequency sounds are processed at the ____________________ end of the cochlea.

Match each term to the correct descriptor. Terms may be used more than once or not at all. -Does the primary localization processing of high-frequency sound

Match each term to the correct descriptor. Terms may be used more than once or not at all. -A composite of the responses of a single fiber at each frequency of stimulation

Match each term to the correct descriptor. Terms may be used more than once or not at all. -Provides the first opportunity for localization analysis

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

What major disorder may arise due to noise pollution, and what study supports this information?

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Because the outer ear has no "active elements,"

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Match each term to the correct descriptor. Terms may be used more than once or not at all. -Processed within the olivary complex of the brainstem

Match each term to the correct descriptor. Terms may be used more than once or not at all. -Provides the means of recognizing an auditory stimulus

Match each term to the correct descriptor. Terms may be used more than once or not at all. -Provides a gain of approximately 2 dB

Low spontaneous rate neurons have (low/high) ____________________ thresholds of stimulation.

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

The basilar membrane (increases/decreases) ____________________ in stiffness from base to apex.

The ____________________ potential arises directly from stimulation of a large number of hair cells simultaneously, eliciting nearly simultaneous individual action potentials in the VIII nerve.

High-frequency sounds are localized by the superior olivary complex by means of the interaural ____________________ difference.

Why are hair cells important, and what type of therapy is being developed to regenerate them?

Match each term to the correct descriptor. Terms may be used more than once or not at all. -The benefit from the lever difference of the middle ear

When the stapes moves medially,

The point of maximal perturbation of the basilar membrane arising from the traveling wave

High-frequency sounds are processed at the ____________________ end of the cochlea.

Match each term to the correct descriptor. Terms may be used more than once or not at all. -Does the primary localization processing of high-frequency sound

Match each term to the correct descriptor. Terms may be used more than once or not at all. -A composite of the responses of a single fiber at each frequency of stimulation

Match each term to the correct descriptor. Terms may be used more than once or not at all. -Provides the first opportunity for localization analysis

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

What major disorder may arise due to noise pollution, and what study supports this information?

Match each term to the correct descriptor. Terms may be used more than once or not at all. -Response in which there is an initial response to the stimulus, followed by neural silence

Because the outer ear has no "active elements,"

Basic Elements of Anatomy

Anatomy of Respiration

Physiology of Respiration

Anatomy of Phonation

Anatomy of Articulation and Resonation

Physiology of Articulation and Resonation

Physiology of Mastication and Deglutition

Anatomy of Hearing

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