Test How Deep Your Knowledge Is On Hearing

40 Questions | By Lauraahopee | Updated: Mar 20, 2022 | Attempts: 89

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Did you know that the middle ear contains the smallest bones in your entire body, with the stapes being the tiniest? These three little bones help transmit sounds to the inner ear. Test how deep your knowledge is on hearing by taking this exciting quiz. All the best as you learn more!

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1.

An adequate and an inadequate stimulus, such as light versus pressure on the eyeball, will produce similar experiences because
- A.
  
  They both activate visual receptors and the visual cortex
- B.
  
  The receptors for touch and vision are similar
- C.
  
  Touch and vison receoptors lie side by side in the eye
- D.
  
  Our ability to discriminate is poor
2.

Frequency is to pitch as
- A.
  
  Loudness is to intensity
- B.
  
  Intensity is to loudness
- C.
  
  Stimulus is to response
- D.
  
  Response is to stimulus
3.

The sequence of sound travel in the inner ear is
- A.
  
  Oval window, ossicles, basilar membrane, eardrum
- B.
  
  Eardrum, ossicles, oval window, basilar membrane
- C.
  
  Eardrum, ossicles, basilar membrane, oval window
- D.
  
  Ossicles, oval window, basilar membrane, eardrum
4.

Place analysis depends most on the physical characteristics of the
- A.
  
  Hair cells
- B.
  
  Basilar membrane
- C.
  
  Tectorial membrane
- D.
  
  Cochlear canal
5.

The fact that neurons are limited int heir rate of firing by the refractory period is most damaging to which theory?
- A.
  
  Telephone
- B.
  
  Volley
- C.
  
  Place
- D.
  
  Volley-place
6.

The place theory's greatest problem is that
- A.
  
  Neurons cannot fire as frequently as the highest frequency sounds
- B.
  
  Neurons specific for frequencies above 5000 hz have not been found
- C.
  
  The whole basilar membrane vibrates about equally at low frequencies
- D.
  
  Volleying does not follow sound frequency above 5000 hz
7.

An auditory neuron's tuning curve tells you
- A.
  
  Which frequency it responds to
- B.
  
  Which part of the basilar membran e the neuron comes from
- C.
  
  At what rate the neuron can fine
- D.
  
  How much the neuron responds to different frequencies
8.

A cochlear implant works because
- A.
  
  The tympanic membrane is intact
- B.
  
  The hair cells are intact
- C.
  
  It stimulates the auditory cortex directly
- D.
  
  It stimulates the auditory neurons
9.

An auditory object is
- A.
  
  A vibrating object in the environment
- B.
  
  A sound recognized as distinct from others
- C.
  
  The sounds source of individual is paying attention to
- D.
  
  None of the above
10.

As a binaural sound location cue, difference in intensity works
- A.
  
  Poorly at low frequencies
- B.
  
  Poorly at medium frequencies
- C.
  
  Poorly at high frequencies
- D.
  
  About equally at all frequencies
11.

On returning home from the hospital an elderly neighbor drags one foot when he walks and uses almost exclusively nouns and verbs in his brief sentences. You guess that he has had a mild stroke located in his
- A.
  
  Left temporal lobe
- B.
  
  Right temporal lobe
- C.
  
  Left frontal lobe
- D.
  
  Right frontal lobe
12.

Mirror neurons' role in language development is supposedly in
- A.
  
  The repetition of word sounds
- B.
  
  Gestural aspects
- C.
  
  Development of grammar
- D.
  
  The use of prosody
13.

Object Agnosia http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwQpaHQ0hYw
14.

Prosopagnosia •http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwCrxomPbtY
15.

Blind Sight http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuNDkcbq8PY
16.

Neglect http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADchGO-0kGo
17.

is definded as the acquisition of sensory information
- A.
  
  Perception
- B.
  
  Sensation
- C.
  
  Conversion
- D.
  
  Translation
18.

The range of human hearing is about
- A.
  
  20-200,000 Hz
- B.
  
  2-20,000 Hz
- C.
  
  20-20,000Hz
- D.
  
  200-2,000Hz
19.

Sound may be conducted through
- A.
  
  Air
- B.
  
  Water
- C.
  
  Bone
- D.
  
  A and c
- E.
  
  A, b and c
20.

We experience the frequency of a sound as
- A.
  
  Pitch
- B.
  
  Loudness
- C.
  
  Amplitude
- D.
  
  Intensity
21.

Humans are MOST sensitive to sounds with frequencies in the range of
- A.
  
  1000-3000 Hz
- B.
  
  200-400 HZ
- C.
  
  2000-4000Hz
- D.
  
  2000-20,000
22.

Which of the following causes the eardrum to stretch or relax in response to difference levels of sound?
- A.
  
  Tensor tympani
- B.
  
  Incus
- C.
  
  Pinna
- D.
  
  Tympanic membrane
23.

Which of the following does not contribute to amplification of sound waves in the ear?
- A.
  
  Outter ear
- B.
  
  Eardrum
- C.
  
  Stapes
- D.
  
  Malleus
24.

Which of the following structures is NOT part of the auditory system?
- A.
  
  Cochlea
- B.
  
  Ossicles
- C.
  
  Pinna
- D.
  
  Semicircular canals
25.

Vibrations are initiated in the cochlea by movement of the against the oval window
- A.
  
  Stapes
- B.
  
  Malleus
- C.
  
  Incus
- D.
  
  Helicotrema