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Hearing and Equilibrium

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All the following are components of the vestibular apparatus, except

a)

crista ampullaris

b)

vestibular hair cells

c)

vestibular nucleus

d)

saccule

2.

The crista ampullaris is sensitive to

a)

sound vibrations

b)

force of gravity

c)

linear acceleration

d)

angular acceleration

3.

______ vibrates and transmits sound to ossicles

a)

A

b)

B

c)

K

d)

J

4.

I is

a)

round window

b)

oval window

c)

tympanic membrane

d)

cochlea

5.

The ossicles belong to middle ear

a)

Yeszaaaaaa

b)

No...it is not

6.

This structure is actively & rapidly change length in response to changes in membrane potential

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

Basilar membrane

7.

_____ acts as tranducer

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

Basilar membrane

8.

Which of the below structures acts to convert sound waves to vibrations?

a)

cochlea

b)

pinna

c)

tympanic membrane

d)

Organ of Corti

e)

vestibulocochlear nerve

9.

Which of the below structures converts vibrations to action potentials?

a)

organ of corti

b)

tympanic membrane

c)

round window

d)

ossicles bone

10.

Which of the below structures senses dynamic equilibrium?

a)

maccule of vestibule

b)

choclea

c)

semicircular canas

d)

vestibulocochlear nerve

11.

Which one represent regeneration?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

12.

Which structure allows upper respiratory infections to spread from the throat to the tympanic cavity?

a)

oval window

b)

cochlear duct

c)

auditory canal

d)

eustachian tube

13.

Which of these is most vulnerable to irreversible damage caused by a very loud noise?

a)

the ossicles

b)

choclear hair cells

c)

the tympanic membrane

d)

fibers of the cochlear nerve

14.

Each upward movement of the _____ causes the stereocilia of the inner hair cells to bend, opening ___

gates.

a)

basilar membrane; K+

b)

tectorial membrane; K+

c)

vestibular membrane; K+

d)

basilar membrane; Na+

15.

When you spin while sitting in a swivel chair with your eyes closed, you can sense this movement by

means of your

a)

cochlea

b)

saccule

c)

semicircular ducts

d)

utricle

16.

When you travel in an elevator, the ___ senses when the elevator is moving.

a)

inner hair cells of the basilar membrane

b)

hair cells of the otolithic membrane of the macula sacculi

c)

hair cells of the otolithic membrane of the macula utriculi

d)

hair cells of the tectorial membrane

17.

The crista ampullaris is associated with

a)

static acceleration related to linear acceleration.

b)

dynamic equilibrium related to angular acceleration.

c)

hearing related to high-pitch sounds.

d)

static equilibrium related to standing still.

18.

When stimulated by sound vibrations, inner hair cells (IHCs) of the Organ of Corti release this neurotransmitter onto auditory nerve fibers:

a)

glutamate

b)

GABA

c)

serotonin

d)

acetylcholine

19.

Which of the following are false regarding the bony labyrinth:

a)

the cochlea is responsible for hearing

b)

the vestibule is responsible for static equilibrium

c)

the semicircular canals are responsible for dynamic equilibrium

d)

the cochlea contains a sensory organ known as the organ of Corti

e)

the vestibule contains a sensory organ known as a crista ampullaris

20.

Another name for ear wax is:

a)

endolymph

b)

sebum

c)

cerumen

d)

perilymph