Question 1 .

The Pinna is part of the…

1. Inner ear.
2. Middle ear.
3. Outer ear.
4. larynx.
5. esophogus

Question 2 .

The External Auditory Meatus is part of the…

1. Inner ear.
2. outer ear.
3. middle ear.
4. larynx.
5. pharynx.

Question 3 .

An obstruction in the External Auditory Meatus could cause…

1. A sensory neural hearing loss.
2. deafness.
3. a conductive hearing loss.
4. distorted hearing.
5. presbycusis

Question 4 .

The TYMPANIC MEMBRANE is part of the…

1. middle ear.
2. outer ear.
3. inner ear.
4. larynx
5. soft palate

Question 5 .

The three OSSICLES (Malleus, Incus and Stapes)…

1. Are the smallest bones in our body.
2. Extend in a chain between the tympanic membrane and the cochlea.
3. Mechanically increase the intensity of a sound that reaches the inner ear.
4. exist in an air filled cavity.
5. all of the above.

Question 6 .

Because sound must travel from air in the outer and middle ear to fluid in the Cochlea…

1. this is a common cause of deafness.
2. a significant sound distortion occurs.
3. a 50 dB loss in the intensity of the sound occurs .
4. a sound echo is created.
5. all of the above.

Question 7 .

A passage way going from the area opposite the soft palate to the middle ear, which equalizes the pressure on each side of the tympanic membrane is called….

1. The Eustachian tube.
2. The External Auditory Meatus
3. the larynx
4. the esophogus.
5. the velum.

Question 8 .

When we chew, the same muscles that close (raise) the velum….

1. close the vocal folds.
2. open the Esophagus.
3. close the Eustachian tube.
4. open the Eustachian tube.

E  close the Esophagus.

Question 9 .

Otitis Media is a middle ear infection, which causes…

1. a Sensory Neural hearing loss.
2. deafness.
3. a conductive hearing loss.
4. a lateral lisp.
5. a vocal hoarseness.

Question 10 .

Otitis Media is a middle ear infection, which does all of the following EXCEPT…

1. can last for many months.
2. invades the porous bone around the middle ear.
3. causes a conductive hearing loss.
4. is typically reversible through medical treatment.
5. effects the higher frequency most of all.

Question 11 .

The highest incidence of a socially significant hearing loss comes from…

1. head wounds from sports like football and boxing.
2. Genetic inheritance.
3. Otitis media.
4. otosclerosis.
5. noise polution.

Question 12 .

Otosclerosis is all EXCEPT…

1. a conductive hearing loss.
2. caused by plaque on the ossicles.
3. it occurs in more women than men.
4. can be treated medically.
5. results eventually in total deafness.

Question 13 .

The Semi Circular Canals…

1. Are the transducers for the sense of balance.
2. Are the transducers for the sense hearing.
3. Are structurally part of the larynx.
4. Are structurally part of the outer ear.
5. run from the middle ear to the back of the naso pharynx

Question 14 .

The Cochlea is all EXCEPT…

1. it is embedded in very dense bone.
2. it is shaped like a snail shell.
3. it is a double layered tube.
4. it is filled with fluid.
5. it is the source of a conductive hearing loss.

Question 15 .

The Basilar Membrane ….

1. is in the external auditory meatus.
2. contains the hair cells for auditory transduction.
3. is structurally the floor of the middle ear
4. is the ear drum.
5. all of the above.

Question 16 .

In which Stage does a child begin to express negation?  (from Born to Talk)

1. Stage 1.
2. Late Stage 1.
3. Late Stage 2.
4. Late Stage 3.
5. Stage 4.

Question 17 .

According to Carey, between which ages does a child starts to learn vocabulary rapidly?  (from Born to Talk)

1. Ages 18 months- 6 years .
2. Ages 12 months- 17 months.
3. Ages 6 years to 8 years .
4. Ages 9 years to 10 years.
5. after senescence.

Question 18 .

In which age range does a child learns to use regular past tense such as “Mommy went to work?”   (from Born to Talk)

1. 26 months-48 months.
2. 29 months -39 months.
3. 30 months – 50 months.
4. 19 months – 28 months.
5. 28 months – 30 months.

Question 19 .

The term __________ is used to refer to a change in a word created by adding a grammatical morpheme. (from Born to Talk)

1. inflection.
2. module.
3. syntax
4. deep structure.
5. surface structure.

Question 20 .

The verb “to be” can also be used as a helping or _________ verb. (from Born to Talk)

1. regular
2. auxiliary
3. irregular
4. adverb
5. copula