Title: HIS 125 Practice Test
Course: 14SP-HIS-125-GWA1-HEARING & AUDITORY DISORDERS > Section: Dropbox

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Anatomically, the two auditory sub-systems of humans are the peripheral and the __________ sub-system.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Middle ear</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Central</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Cochlea</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Nervous</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Central</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The ________ is an anatomical part of the auricle.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Concha</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Stapes</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Oval window</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Tympanic membrane</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Concha</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The sensory mechanism of the auditory system includes the:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Incus</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Annulus</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Auricle</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Cochlea</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Cochlea</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">What anatomical feature is found in the outer ear?</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The incus</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The annulus</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The fossa</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The stapes</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The fossa</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The acoustic properties of the external auditory meatus serve to increase one portion of the frequency spectrum.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The portion of the ear canal which is closest to the eardrum is:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Bony portion</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Sebaceous portion</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Cartilaginous portion</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Earwax portion</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Bony portion</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The sebaceous glands and the _____________ are found in the external auditory meatus.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Pernicious glands</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Ceruminous glands</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Olfactory glands</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Perspiration glands</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Ceruminous glands</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">In which quadrant of the </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><b><u>right</u></b> tympanic membrane would you find the “cone-of-light”?</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The anterior superior</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The anterior inferior</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The posterior superior</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The posterior inferior</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The anterior inferior</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">In which quadrant of the </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><b><u>left </u></b>tympanic membrane would you find the “cone-of-light”?</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The anterior superior</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The anterior inferior</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The posterior superior</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The posterior inferior</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The anterior inferior</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Damage to the outer ear and/or middle ear is permanent and not treatable.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The tympanic membrane consists of three layers of tissue.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Which layer of tympanic membrane tissue does not completely cover its surface area?</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The cutaneous layer</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The epithelial layer</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The mucous layer</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The fibrous layer</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The fibrous layer</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The tympanic membrane has the greatest movement/mobility at the ______ portion.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Superior</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Inferior</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Anterior</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Posterior</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Inferior</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The stapedius muscle and the ________ muscle are found in the middle ear.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Tensor scallini</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Tensor fossa</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Tensor frequency</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Tensor tympani</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Tensor tympani</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The mechanical movement of the middle ear bones in response to sound energy creates a __________ transformer.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Resonant</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Electrical</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Impedance</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Central</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Impedance</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">How many cranial nerves contribute to the modification and transfer of acoustic information to the central pathways?</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">One</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Two</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Three</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Four</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Three</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The contraction of the middle ear muscles are most often influenced by the brain’s reaction to:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Distortion frequencies</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Low frequencies</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">High frequencies</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Muscle frequencies</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Low frequencies</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The footplate of the stapes rests within the round window.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><b><u>positive </u></b>electrical potential within the cochlea is found within the:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Outer hair cells</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Inner hair cells</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Perilymph fluid</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Endolymph fluid</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Endolymph fluid</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><b><u>negative</u></b> electrical potential within the cochlea is found within the:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Outer hair cells</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Inner hair cells</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Perilymph fluid</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Endolymph fluid</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Outer hair cells</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The “best frequency” electrical potential of the cochlear microphone is transferred to the:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Perilymph fluid</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Outer hair cells</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Traveling wave</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Eighth nerve</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Eighth nerve</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The first wave of the traveling wave occurs at the apical end of the basilar membrane.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">____________ are defined when the maximum amplitude of the travelling wave occurs at the apical end of the basilar membrane.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Low frequencies</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Mid frequencies</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">High frequencies</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Distortion frequencies</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Low frequencies</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">___________ are defined when the maximum amplitude of the travelling wave occurs at the basal end of the basilar membrane.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Low frequencies</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Mid frequencies</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">High frequencies</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Distortion frequencies</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">High frequencies</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The cochlear electrical resting potential with no acoustic stimulation is:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Action potential</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Summating potential</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Cochlear microphonics potential</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Direct current potential</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Direct current potential</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">When direct current is created through acoustic stimulus of the cochlea, this is known as the:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Action potential</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Summating potential</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Cochlear microphonics potential</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Direct current potential</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Summating potential</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">An otologist’s report which includes a patient/client complaint of sudden ear pain may be termed/identified as:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Otorrhea</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Otalgia</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Vertigo</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Tinnitus</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Otalgia</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">An otologist’s report which includes a patient/client complaint of noise in their head/ears, may be termed/identified as:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Otorrhea</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Otalgia</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Vertigo</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Tinnitus</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Tinnitus</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">An otologist’s report which includes a patient/client complaint of ear drainage/discharge, may be termed/identified as:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Otorrhea</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Otalgia</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Vertigo</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Tinnitus</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Otorrhea</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">When performing otoscopy, you should select the largest speculum which allows for insertion into the ear canal just past its first bend.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The tuning fork test which may identify which cochlea is most frequency sensitive, is known as the:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Schwabach test</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Weber test</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Bing test</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Rinne test</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Weber test</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The tuning fork test which may differentiate a sensorineural hearing loss from a conductive hearing loss is known as the:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Schwabach test</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Weber test</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Bing test</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Rinne test</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Rinne test</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">When disagreement is found between audiometric and tuning fork test results, you should rely on the audiometric results.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The component of the labyrinth which assists humans in maintaining balance and posture is the:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Ocular system</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Proprioceptive system</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Nervous system</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Vestibular system</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Vestibular system</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">A tuning fork test which may also be done with an audiometer is a:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Pure tone test</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Weber test</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Discrimination test</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Rinne test</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Weber test</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Tuning fork tests are old fashioned and rarely used in the otologic assessment.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">When a bone conduction sound is presented, to determine which ear has the better cochlear response to that sound, you have performed a ___________.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Pure tone test</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Weber test</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Discrimination test</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Rinne test</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Weber test</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">When a bone conduction sound is presented, and the same sound is presented and compared through air conduction, you have performed a __________.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Pure tone test</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Weber test</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Discrimination test</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Rinne test</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Rinne test</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The minimum effective sound pressure that is capable of evoking a patient/client response fifty percent of the time is known as _______________.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Threshold testing</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Audibility testing</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Discrimination testing</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Baseline testing</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Threshold testing</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Pure tone testing can only be accomplished through air conduction tests.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Which audiometric testing evaluates the entire auditory system?</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Air conduction testing</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Bone conduction testing</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Weber testing</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Rinne testing</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Air conduction testing</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Which audiometric testing evaluates cochlear function?</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Air conduction testing</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Bone conduction testing</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Speech testing</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Rinne testing</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Bone conduction testing</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The audiometric testing which evaluates cochlear function simultaneously is:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Air conduction testing</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Bone conduction testing</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Speech testing</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Rinne testing</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Bone conduction testing</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">In audiometry which following frequency would be considered a half-octave?</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">500Hz</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">1000Hz</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">1500Hz</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">2000Hz</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">1500Hz</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Hearing handicap and hearing disability may be calculated in the same manner.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">When performing audiometric threshold testing and you select five decibels up and ten decibels down, you are performing the _________ method of threshold identification.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Ascending</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Descending</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Extended</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Bracketing</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Bracketing</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">For accuracy and confidence in audiometric pure tone and speech testing results, there should be no more than a ____ decibel hearing level difference between the two tests.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">One</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Five</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Ten</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Twenty</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Five</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Word recognition testing lists are composed of fifty phonetically balanced single syllable words.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">________________ is an objective means of assessing the integrity and function of the peripheral auditory system.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Speech audiometry</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Pure tone audiometry</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Bone conduction audiometry</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Immittance audiometry</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Immittance audiometry</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">How many Jerger classifications are there in tympanometry?</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Three</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Four</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Five</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Six</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Five</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Which Jerger classification would best represent normal middle ear function?</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Type A</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Type B</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Type C</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Type D</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Type A</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Which Jerger classification would best represent an intact eardrum with poor eustachian tube function?</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Type A</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Type B</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Type C</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Type D</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Type C</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Which immittance audiometry test provides the least amount of diagnostic information?</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Tympanometry</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Static immittance</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Equivalent ear canal volume</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Acoustic reflex measurement</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Static immittance</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Which Jerger classification would best represent a perforated TM?</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Type A</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Type B</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Type C</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Type D</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Type B</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">With immittance audiometry, high frequency probe tones are commonly used.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">In immittance audiometry, which muscle contracts with sufficiently loud sound?</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The stapedial muscle</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The facial muscle</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The radial muscle</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The cranial muscle</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The stapedial muscle</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The most likely decibel level of hearing loss to observe acoustic reflexes would be:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Fifty-five</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Seventy-five</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Ninety-five</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">One hundred</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Fifty-five</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Acoustic reflexes are easily observed with conductive hearing loss.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Which external auditory canal disease is commonly associated with a viral condition?</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">External Otitis</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Osteoma</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Atresia</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Bullous Myringitis</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Bullous Myringitis</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Which external auditory canal disease is commonly associated with a congenital condition?</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">External Otitis</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Osteoma</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Atresia</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Bullous Myringitis</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Atresia</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">A middle ear abnormality is often encountered when external atresia is observed.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Which benign growth, encountered within the external auditory canal, may also be occasionally found within the middle ear?</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Exostosis</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Osteoma</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Keratosis Obturans</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Cholesteatoma</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Osteoma</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">A common congenital disease of the middle ear is:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Serous otitis</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Stapes fixation</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Suppurative otitis</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Acute mastoiditis</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Stapes fixation</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">A medical diagnosis often used for “old-age” related hearing loss is:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Presbycusis</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Hyperacousis</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Otomycosis</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Presbyopia</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Presbycusis</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">A labyrinthitis often caused by mumps is:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Serous</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Bacterial</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Syphilitic</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Viral</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Viral</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Benign growths found in ear disease do not require medical evaluation.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Meniere’s disease is considered a disease of the:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Outer ear</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Eighth nerve</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Middle ear</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Inner ear</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Inner ear</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Eustachian tube dysfunction if the most significant factor in the development of otitis media.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The ear disease location commonly associated with conductive hearing loss is:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Outer ear</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Eighth nerve</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Middle ear</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Inner ear</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Middle ear</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">How many general categories are there for otitis media?</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Two</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Three</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Four</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Five</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Three</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Recurrent otitis media has no effect on the cognitive development of children.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Otitis media can create hearing loss with no physical symptoms or pain.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The ear condition which results in reduced mobility of the stapes is known as:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Tympanosclerosis</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Necrosis</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Mastoiditis</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Otosclerosis</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Otosclerosis</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The ear condition which is observed as a result of chronic otitis media infection.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Tympanosclerosis</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Necrosis</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Mastoiditis</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Otosclerosis</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Tympanosclerosis</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">When the Carhart notch is revealed in an audiogram, this is associated with:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Tympanosclerosis</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Necrosis</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Mastoiditis</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Otosclerosis</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Otosclerosis</span></span>
If right: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">100. Most ototoxic hearing loss first reveals outer hair cell damage in the _________.<br></span></span><span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt"> a. Mid-frequencies<br> b. High frequencies <br> c. Low frequencies<br> d. Bass frequencies<br></span></span><span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">ANS: B</span></span>
If wrong: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">100. Most ototoxic hearing loss first reveals outer hair cell damage in the _________.<br></span></span><span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt"> a. Mid-frequencies<br> b. High frequencies <br> c. Low frequencies<br> d. Bass frequencies<br></span></span><span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">ANS: B</span></span>