WorksheetsFun Quiz Auditory System
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Periodic compressions or vibrations in the air, water or other media processed by our auditory system are called...
Sound
Sound waves
Tone
Tone waves
Which of the following is the characteristic of sound waves that determines how high or low the pitch of the sound is perceived as?
Amplitude
Timbre
Frequency
Prosody
What is the term for the quality of sound that expresses the speaker's emotions?
Prosody
Prodigy
Timbre
Proactive
What is the term for the quality of sound that is determined by the amplitude of sound waves?
Pitch
Prosody
Timber
Loudness
Which part of the inner ear contains the auditory receptors?
Hair cells
Cochlea
Oval window
Basilar membrane
According to which theory, each frequency of sound can only cause a response in one particular area of the basilar membrane?
Frequency theory
Volley Principle
Place and frequency theories
Place theory
What is the theoretical approach that explains the perception of medium frequency sounds (100 - 4000 Hz)?
Place theory
Frequency theory
Volley Principle
Place and frequency theories
The "what" path in the auditory system is located in the:
Posterior temporal cortex
Superior temporal cortex
Inferior temporal cortex
Anterior temporal cortex
Input from the left ear and right ear is received by the cochlear nucleus:
Ipsilaterally
Contralaterally
The difference in perception between the sounds produced by two musical instruments playing the same note is due to differences in the ____ produced by the two instruments.
Timbre
Pitch
Loudness
Frequency
The following are the names of the bones found in the middle ear, EXCEPT:
Malleus
Incus
Stapes
Palatum
The membrane found inside the cochlea that is lined by hair cells is called:
Basilar membrane
Tectorial membrane
Cells that tend to similarly respond to a certain tone will group together and form a tonotopic map.
True
False
