Question 1

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

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A)  cochlear nucleus
B)  duperior olivary complex
C)  inferior colliculus
D)  medial geniculate body
E)  cerebral cortexF) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 2

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

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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.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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

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A)  impedance matching
B)  area ratio
C)  lever ratio
D)  buckling function
E)  localizationF) C) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 4

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

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

Question 5

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

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

Question 6

When the stapes moves medially,

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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.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

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

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

Question 8

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

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A)  cochlea
B)  middle ear
C)  outer ear
D)  vestibular mechanism
E)  brainstemF) cerebral cortexG) D) and F)
H) B) and D)

Question 9

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

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A)  cochlea
B)  middle ear
C)  outer ear
D)  vestibular mechanism
E)  brainstemF) cerebral cortexG) A) and F)
H) D) and E)

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

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

Question 11

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

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A)  high frequency
B)  low frequency
C)  localization of sound in space
D)  temporal processing
E)  spectral processingF) interaural phase differenceG) interaural intensity differenceH) B) and C)
I) B) and D)

Question 12

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

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Hair cells are very important because th...

Question 13

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

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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.
-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 processingF) interaural phase differenceG) interaural intensity differenceH) C) and E)
I) A) and G)

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 frequencyF) tuning curveG) tonotopic arrayH) crossed and uncrossed olivocochlear bundlesI) interspike interval histogramJ) D) and H)
K) C) and H)

Question 16

Because the outer ear has no "active elements,"

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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.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

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)  pausersF) build-up responsesG) A) and B)
H) D) and F)

Question 18

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 cortexF) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 19

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

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Loud noise or noise pollution can result...

Question 20

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

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Exam 10: Auditory Physiology

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

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

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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

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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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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

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When the stapes moves medially,

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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

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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

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Because the outer ear has no "active elements,"

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

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