Title: HIS 150 Quiz 4.2
Course: 14SP-HIS-150-GWB2-HEAR. INSTRU. FITTING METHODS > Section: Dropbox

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The electrical potentials of the cochlea are influenced by the _________ of the inner ear fluids.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Electrical concentrations</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Ion concentrations</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Density</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Resistance</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Ion concentrations</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Ototoxic medications often change the __________ of the inner ear fluids.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Electrical concentrations</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Ion concentrations</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Density</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Resistance</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Ion concentrations</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The stria vascularis if found within the:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Scala Tympani</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Scala Vestibuli</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Scala Media</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Scala Symponi</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Scala Media</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">A measured hearing loss of forty decibels may represent damage to ____ rows of outer hair cells.</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">Two</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The nuclei area where its dorsal and ventral areas are stimulated by the eighth nerve is the:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Nuclei of the lateral limniscus</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Thalamus nuclei</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Temporal nuclei</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Cochlear nuclei</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Cochlear nuclei</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Within the Sylvian fissure of the brain is found the:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Primary auditory area</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Primary surface area</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Primary frequency area</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Primary acoustic area</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Primary auditory area</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Sound can be effectively processed as long as the cochlea can deliver the acoustic information to the brain.</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">Best word recognition scores may be expected with the presence of _________.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Increased loudness</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Binaural summation</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Binaural deprivation</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Increased frequency stimulation</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Binaural summation</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">A fifteen decibel difference between the stimuli to each ear creates the:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Summation difference</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Air-bone gap</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Weber effect</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Stenger effect</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Stenger effect</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The Silverman study revealed that the effects of ____________ could be reduced by two percent or less with the daily use of amplification.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Increased masking level difference</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Binaural summation</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Auditory deprivation</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Increased frequency stimulation</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Auditory deprivation</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Silverman found that hearing loss treated with daily use of amplification could increase word recognition scores.</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">Historically, bilateral hearing loss has always resulted in the recommendation of the binaural use of hearing instruments.</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">Physical occlusion often involves the bone conduction of:</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">Harmonic 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">Low 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">Low frequencies have longer wavelengths than high frequencies.</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 audibility of low frequencies requires greater sound pressures than the audibility of mid-frequencies.</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>