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Hearing Characteristics Quiz and Insights

The document discusses characteristics of hearing. It contains 10 multiple choice questions about the anatomy and physiology of the ear, including which scientist proposed the resonance theory of hearing (Helmholtz), which lobe is involved in auditory sensation (temporal lobe), what level of tone loss causes severe hearing loss (between 81-90 dB HL), and that cochlear implants are used for severe hearing loss. The middle ear is exposed to atmospheric pressure through the eustachian tube. Sound messages travel to the auditory cortex in both temporal lobes.

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Hearing Characteristics Quiz and Insights

The document discusses characteristics of hearing. It contains 10 multiple choice questions about the anatomy and physiology of the ear, including which scientist proposed the resonance theory of hearing (Helmholtz), which lobe is involved in auditory sensation (temporal lobe), what level of tone loss causes severe hearing loss (between 81-90 dB HL), and that cochlear implants are used for severe hearing loss. The middle ear is exposed to atmospheric pressure through the eustachian tube. Sound messages travel to the auditory cortex in both temporal lobes.

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CHARACTERISTICS OF HEARING

[Link] propounded the place or the resonance theory of audition?


A} Ewald
B} Von Berkesy
C} Hermann von Helmholtz
D} Ernest Rutherford

[Link] of which lobe helps in experiencing an auditory sensation?


A} frontal lobe
B} occipital lobe
C} temporal lobe.
D} parietal lobe

3. Which of the following tone loss will result in a severe hearing loss?
A} below 20 dB HL
B} below 20 dB HLbelow 20 dB HL
C} between 81 and 90 dB HL
D} more than 120 dB HL
4. Middle ear is exposed to atmospheric pressure only through the _______
A} eustachian tube
B} tympanic membrane
C} pinna
D} auditory nerve

5. Which part of the ear determines the pitch of a sound?


A} outer ear
B} middle ear
C} inner ear
D} ear drum

6. Sound messages travel to the


A}auditory cortex in Temporal Lobe in both hemispheres
B } occipital lobe
C } frontal cortex
D} basal ganglia

7. The 3 small bones of the middle ear are:


A}malleus, incus, stapes
B}malleus, incus, pinna
C}malleus, pinna, stapes
D}None of the above

8. The actual hearing receptors in the inner ear are called the:
A}organ of corti
B}malleus
C}stapes
D}incus
9 . Cochlear implants are usually used with what severity of hearing loss?
A} mild
B} moderate
C} severe
D} none of the above

[Link] infection or acute otitis media is an infection of the middle ear.


A}True B}False

By- Sharanya Suresh


Rollno – 19bsy053
Psychology

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