Auditory Systems Quiz

What is prosopagnosia more commonly known as?

• Sound blindness

• Face blindness

• Color blindness

• Voice blindness

Which concept in the visual system is mentioned as an example that will appear again in the discussion of other sensory systems?

• Sensory adaptation

• Parallel processing

• Sensory transduction

• Feature detection

What is the function of the pinnae in the auditory system?

• To vibrate the eardrum

• To process sound waves

• To funnel sound into the auditory canal

• To transmit sound to the brain

What does the tympanic membrane also known as?

• Cochlea

• Eustachian tube

• Ear ossicles

• Eardrum

Which of the following is NOT part of the ear ossicles?

• Malleus

• Incus

• Stapes

• Cochlea

What are the three small bones in the middle ear called collectively?

• Cochlea, Vestibule, and Semicircular canals

• Malleus, Incus, and Stapes

• Tectorial membrane, Organ of Corti, and Basilar membrane

• Scala vestibuli, Scala media, and Scala tympani

What is the role of the ossicles in the middle ear?

• To protect the inner ear

• To transduce sound and the semicircular canals

• To transfer the physical movement of the tympanic membrane to the fluid of the inner ear

• To move air through the eustachian tube

What can impede the ossicles from moving fully, causing temporary hearing loss?

• Movement of the head

• Congestion due to illness such as a head cold

• Oscillating pressure wave in the fluid of the inner ear

• Movement through gravity

What is the cochlea responsible for?

• Protecting the inner ear

• Transferring the movement of the head

• Transducing sound

• Moving through gravity

What is the function of the semicircular canals?

• To protect the inner ear

• To transduce sound

• To transfer the physical movement of the tympanic membrane

• To transduce the movement of the head