Hearing

Front

The bones of the middle ear are collectively known as the ____

Back

ossicles

Front

What structure separates the middle ear from the external ear?

Back

Tympanic Membrane

Front

One of the components of a sound is pitch. Pitch is determined by the _____ of a sound wave.

Back

frequency

Front

The ________ ear collects sounds waves and transmits them to the ________ ear, which contains auditory ossicles.

Back

outer; middle

Front

Which of these anatomical sequences is correct? tympanum-incus-malleus-stapes-oval window-round window, tympanum-incus-malleus-stapes-round window-oval window, tympanum-malleus-incus-stapes-round window-oval window, tympanum-malleus-incus-stapes-oval window-round window

Back

tympanum-malleus-incus-stapes-oval window-round window

Front

Which of the following descriptions best matches the term basilar membrane?
Options: supports the olfactory organ, moves up and down when the stapes moves back and forth, covers over the oval window, tiny duct necessary for the static sense of equilibrium, transmits movement of the tympanic membrane to the inner ear

Back

moves up and down when the stapes moves back and forth

Front

The auditory ossicles connect the

Back

tympanic membrane to the oval window.

Front

When an external force bends the stereocilia of the inner ear hair cells,

Back

there is a change in the membrane potential of the hair cells.

Front

Low frequency sounds stimulate hair cells on which part of the basilar membrane? Options: the distal end, the middle region, the entire membrane, area close to the oval window

Back

the distal end

Front

Hair cells depolarize & release neurotransmitters in response to the displacement of

Back

stereocillia