Course: 15SP-HIS-120-W02-A & P OF AUDITORY AND SPEECH

Q: A barotrauma is due to:
- a rapid pressure change
- overexposure to cold water
- q-tip use
- ototoxic medications
A: a rapid pressure change

Q: A conductive hearing loss will result in:
- normal bone conduction thresholds and abnormal air conduction thresholds
- normal air conduction and normal bone conduction thresholds
- normal air conduction thresholds and abnormal bone conduction thresholds
- abnormal air conduction and bone conduction thresholds
A: normal bone conduction thresholds and abnormal air conduction thresholds

Q: A normal, Type A, tympanogram is expected with a sensorineural hearing loss in the absence of other ear complaints.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: A treatment option for conductive hearing loss is:
- hearing aids
- surgery
- medication
- all of the above
A: all of the above

Q: Acute otitis media is a condition that has persisted for a long period of time.
- True
- False
A: False
If wrong: Chronic otitis media occurs over a longer period of time. Acute otitis media has a sudden onset.

Q: Another term for otitis media is swimmer's ear.
- True
- False
A: False
If wrong: Otits media is an infection of the middle ear, whereas swimmer's ear is an infection of the outer ear (otitis externa).

Q: Cold water swimmers may develop bony growths in the earcanal called:
- otomycosis
- exostoses
- otosclerosis
- stenosis
A: exostoses

Q: Complaints of ear pain, crackling/popping sound in the ear, and/or ear pressure are commonly associated with:
- eustachian tube dysfunction
- presbycusis
- Meniere's disease
- ototoxicity
A: eustachian tube dysfunction

Q: Complete absence of the outer ear is called:
- stenosis
- anotia
- microtia
- atresia
A: anotia

Q: Disorders of the inner ear ususally result in a _____________________ hearing loss.
A: sensorineural

Q: Excessive cerumen will result in a sensorineural hearing loss.
- True
- False
A: False
If wrong: Excessive earwax resides in the external auditory canal, which would result in a conductive loss.

Q: Mixed hearing loss has both sensorineural and conductive hearing loss components.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Noise-induced hearing loss is characterized by a:
- Schwartze's sign
- noise notch
- Carhart's notch
- Hennebert's sign
A: noise notch

Q: Otosclerosis may be characterized by:
- Schwartze's sign
- Carhart's notch
- bony growth in the ear canal
- a and b
A: a and b

Q: Presbycusis begins in the:
- low frequencies
- high frequencies
- mid frequencies
- middle ear
A: high frequencies
If wrong: Presbycusis begins in the high frequencies due to the tonotopic organization of the cochlea.

Q: Sensorineural hearing loss can be treated medically or surgically.
- True
- False
A: False
If wrong: SNHL is permanent and cannot be treated with medication or surgery.

Q: Embedded in the fibrous portion of the tympanic membrane is the ___________?
- Stapes
- Incus
- Malleus
- Umbo
A: Malleus

Q:  | "Swimmer's Ear" is an infection of the internal auditory canal.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Acute otitis media is a ___________ onset.
- Slow
- Fast
- None of the above
- All of the above
A: Fast

Q: Drugs that affect hearing typically affect the ________________ frequency hearing.
- low
- high
- Both A and B
- Neither A or B
A: high

Q: Ear wax, also known as cerumen is produced by what glands in the external auditory canal.
- Adrenal
- Sebaceous
- Pituitary
- non of the above
A: Sebaceous

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">For best observation of an adult eardrum during otoscopy, you would:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Pull the pinna down and forward</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Pull the pinna up and back</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Pull the pinna forward</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Pull the pinna down</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Pull the pinna up and back</span></span>

Q: Ligaments are considered to be a ___________ tissue of the body.
- Muscle
- Connective
- Epithelial
- Nervous
A: Connective

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Perilymph fluid is found inside the:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Cochlear Duct</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Semi-circular canals</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Ossicles</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Organ of Corti</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Semi-circular canals</span></span>

Q: Spontaneous otoacoustic emissions are generated in the
- Inner hair cells of the cochlea
- Outer hair cells of the cochlea
- Tympanic Membrane
- Organ of Corti
A: Outer hair cells of the cochlea

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The Organ of Corti rests upon the tectorial 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: The Reissners memebrane seperates the Scala Media from the
- Scala Vestibuli
- Tympanic Membrane
- Basilar Membrane
- Cochlea
A: Scala Vestibuli

Q: The Stirrup is also known as the ___________ ear bone?
- Malleus
- Incus
- Temporal
- Stapes
A: Stapes

Q: The adult ear canal angles upward
- True
- False
A: True

Q: The bone in the eardrum is attached to the
- Malleous
- Incus
- Stapes
- Temporal
A: Malleous

Q: The cochlea houses the
- Middle ear bones
- Inner ear components
- Outer ear components
- The earwax components
A: Inner ear components

Q: The dividing line between the external ear and middle ear is the
- Malleus
- The Eustachian Tube
- The Oval Windown
- The eardrum
A: The eardrum

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The external auditory meatus is more commonly referred to as the:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The pinna</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The oval window</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The ear canal</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The eardrum</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The ear canal</span></span>

Q: The light reflex on the tympanic membrane is directed inferiorly and anteriorly.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: The middle ear bones transduce one form of energy into another.  The energy change is from:
- Mechanical energy into acoustic energy.
- Acustic energy, into mechanical energy, into hydraulic energy.
- Acoustic energy, into electrical energy, into hydraulic energy
- Mechanical energy, into hydraulic energy, into electrical energy
A: Acustic energy, into mechanical energy, into hydraulic energy.

Q: The oval window is found in the:
- Scala Vestibuli
- Scala Media
- Scala Tympani
- Scala Cochlea
A: Scala Vestibuli

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The oval window is found in the:</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 Tympani</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Scala Cochlea</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Scala Vestibuli</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The perilymph within the cochlea is found between the oval window and the:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Round window.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Basilar membrane.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Tectorial membrane.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Outer hair cells.</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Round window.</span></span>

Q: The primary function of the pinna is to
- Collect acoustic energy
- Enhance the body-baffle effect
- Transmit and amplify low frequencies
- Create the occlusion effect
A: Collect acoustic energy

Q: The round window would be found in the
- Scala Vestibuli
- Scala Media
- Scala Tympani
- Scala Cochlea
A: Scala Tympani

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The round window would be found in the:</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 Tympani</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Scala Cochlea</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Scala Tympani</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The scala media contains the:</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">Semi-circular canals</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Ossicles</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Organ of Corti</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Organ of Corti</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The scala tympani would be found in the:</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">Semi-circular canals</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Ossicles</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Organ of Corti</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">The small “rodlike” sensory cilia of the inner ear are _______ tissue.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Muscle</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Connective</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Epithelial</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">Epithelial</span></span>

Q: The tectorial membrane is found in the
- Scala Vestibuli
- Scala Media
- Scala Tympani
- Scala Cochlea
A: Scala Media

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The tectorial membrane is found in the:</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 Tympani</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Scala Cochlea</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Scala Media</span></span>

Q: The two fluids found inside the inner ear are:
- Perilymph
- Endolymph
- Limbic
- Serous
- B and C
- A and B
A: A and B

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">There is no direct blood contact with inner ear fluids.</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">When observing a healthy eardrum during otoscopy, you often observe:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Red striations</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">A cone of light</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">A cone of calcium</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">A cone of blood</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">A cone of light</span></span>

Q: When performing an otoscopic examination what anatomical feature are you able to observe?
- The eardrum
- The malleus
- The earwax
- The stapes
- A and B
- All but D
- Non of the above
- All of the above
A: All but D

Q: When you perform otoscopy you are
- Observing facial expressions
- Observing the ear canal
- Observing the oval window
- Observing the hearing loss
A: Observing the ear canal

Q: Which body tissue modifies its electrochemical composition?
- Muscle
- Connective
- Epithelial
- Nervous
A: Nervous

Q: Embedded in the fibrous portion of the tympanic membrane is the:
- Stapes
- Incus
- Malleus
- Umbo
A: Malleus

Q:  | "Swimmer's Ear" is an infection of the internal auditory canal.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: A barotrauma is due to:
- a rapid pressure change
- overexposure to cold water
- q-tip use
- ototoxic medications
A: a rapid pressure change

Q: A completely closed earcanal is called:
- stenosis
- anotia
- microtia
- atresia
A: atresia

Q: A head injury may cause an acquired auditory processing disorder.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: A normal, Type A, tympanogram is expected with a sensorineural hearing loss in the absence of other ear complaints.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: A patient with normal hearing, but difficulty identifying and interpreting auditory information may have:
- acoustic neuroma
- auditory processing disorder
- central deafness
- Meniere's disease
A: auditory processing disorder

Q: A patient with vestibular neuritis will not experience hearing loss as a symptom.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: A sensorineural hearing loss will result in:
- normal bone conduction thresholds and abnormal air conduction thresholds
- normal air conduction and normal bone conduction thresholds
- normal air conduction thresholds and abnormal bone conduction thresholds
- abnormal air conduction and bone conduction thresholds
A: abnormal air conduction and bone conduction thresholds

Q: A significant narrowing of the earcanal is called:
- otomycosis
- exostoses
- otosclerosis
- stenosis
A: stenosis

Q: Acoustic neuromas are ususally cancerous or malignant.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Acoustic neuromas occur bilaterally in 95% of cases.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Acute otitis media is a ___________ onset.
- Slow
- Fast
- None of the above
- All of the above
A: Fast

Q: Afferent neurons carry information from the cochlea up to the brain.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Air from the lungs travels up the ____________ before passing through the glottal opening.
- trachea
- esophagus
- bronchi
- alveoli
A: trachea

Q: An individual sound of speech is called a:
- phoneme
- fricative
- vowel
- plosive
A: phoneme

Q: Another term for otitis externa is swimmer's ear.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Another term for the cochlear duct is the:
- Scala Vestibuli
- Scala Media
- Scala Tympani
- Scala Cochlea
A: Scala Media

Q: Another term for the larynx is the "voice box."
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Auditory neuropathy is referred to as a spectrum disorder because the degree of hearing loss that may be exhibited by a patient is variable.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Bilateral acoustic neuromas may occur in patient's with neurofibromatosis.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Breathing occurs when the vocal folds are closed.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Chronic otitis media has a very rapid onset.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Complaints of roaring tinnitus, hearing loss, ear pressure, and vertigo are commonly associated with:
- eustachian tube dysfunction
- presbycusis
- Meniere's disease
- ototoxicity
A: Meniere's disease

Q: Consonants make up 62% of our speech.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Embedded in the fibrous portion of the tympanic membrane is the:
- Stapes
- Incus
- Malleus
- Umbo
A: Malleus

Q:  | "Swimmer's Ear" is an infection of the internal auditory canal.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: A barotrauma is due to:
- a rapid pressure change
- overexposure to cold water
- q-tip use
- ototoxic medications
A: a rapid pressure change

Q: A completely closed earcanal is called:
- stenosis
- anotia
- microtia
- atresia
A: atresia

Q: A head injury may cause an acquired auditory processing disorder.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: A normal, Type A, tympanogram is expected with a sensorineural hearing loss in the absence of other ear complaints.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: A patient with normal hearing, but difficulty identifying and interpreting auditory information may have:
- acoustic neuroma
- auditory processing disorder
- central deafness
- Meniere's disease
A: auditory processing disorder

Q: A patient with vestibular neuritis will not experience hearing loss as a symptom.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: A sensorineural hearing loss will result in:
- normal bone conduction thresholds and abnormal air conduction thresholds
- normal air conduction and normal bone conduction thresholds
- normal air conduction thresholds and abnormal bone conduction thresholds
- abnormal air conduction and bone conduction thresholds
A: abnormal air conduction and bone conduction thresholds

Q: A significant narrowing of the earcanal is called:
- otomycosis
- exostoses
- otosclerosis
- stenosis
A: stenosis

Q: Acoustic neuromas are ususally cancerous or malignant.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Acoustic neuromas occur bilaterally in 95% of cases.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Acute otitis media is a ___________ onset.
- Slow
- Fast
- None of the above
- All of the above
A: Fast

Q: Afferent neurons carry information from the cochlea up to the brain.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Air from the lungs travels up the ____________ before passing through the glottal opening.
- trachea
- esophagus
- bronchi
- alveoli
A: trachea

Q: An individual sound of speech is called a:
- phoneme
- fricative
- vowel
- plosive
A: phoneme

Q: Another term for otitis externa is swimmer's ear.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Another term for the cochlear duct is the:
- Scala Vestibuli
- Scala Media
- Scala Tympani
- Scala Cochlea
A: Scala Media

Q: Another term for the larynx is the "voice box."
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Auditory neuropathy is referred to as a spectrum disorder because the degree of hearing loss that may be exhibited by a patient is variable.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Bilateral acoustic neuromas may occur in patient's with neurofibromatosis.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Breathing occurs when the vocal folds are closed.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Chronic otitis media has a very rapid onset.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Complaints of roaring tinnitus, hearing loss, ear pressure, and vertigo are commonly associated with:
- eustachian tube dysfunction
- presbycusis
- Meniere's disease
- ototoxicity
A: Meniere's disease

Q: Consonants make up 62% of our speech.
- True
- False
A: True