Exam 9: The Auditory System

Below is a figure displaying the anatomy of the ear. -Where is the oval window?

Below is a figure displaying the anatomy of the ear. -Where is the auditory nerve?

Below is a figure displaying the anatomy of the ear. -What is represented at letter A?

Which of the following describes the path of information in the auditory system as it leaves the inner ear?

Below is a figure showing the structures of the inner ear. -Where is Reisnner's membrane?

Auditory information becomes binaural once it reaches the:

Outer hair cells serve the important function of:

When the stereocilia are displaced toward the outer part of the cochlea, the hair cells become __________________ which __________________.

Right after attending a loud rock concert, Daniela finds it difficult to hear the radio in the car on the way home. The next day on the way to work, she is able to hear the radio just fine. Her hearing difficulty was due to:

Nerve fibers that carry information from lower-level brain structures to higher-level brain structures are __________________. Nerve fibers that carry information from higher- level brain structures to lower-level brain structures are __________________.

For the past two years, Howard has experienced a ringing in his ears which has become quite frustrating. He likely has:

Below is a figure displaying the anatomy of the ear. -What is represented at letter E?

As a sound wave completes one cycle, at 180°:

Which of the following statements about frequency is FALSE?

Inner hair cells receive _____________________. Outer hair cells receive _____________________.

Fluid in the inner ear flows from the:

Which of the following situations can lead to a permanent threshold shift? (p. 262)

Profound hearing loss is defined as a deficit of __________ or more.

The effects of the impedance mismatch between air pressure and the fluids of the inner ear are primarily reduced by the:

Recruitment is a hearing disorder in which a person: