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Exam 3: Anatomy and Physiology of the Auditory and Vestibular Systems

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Name the main parts of the pinna.

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The inner ear is located within the _________ bone.

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The technical term for a hole in the tympanic membrane is: ___________________.

Two fluids in the cochlea are __________________ and __________________.

There are active processes in the cochlea.

The Eustachian tube is normally open.

The lateral border of the middle ear space is formed by the ____________.

The thickness of the normal tympanic membrane is about 0.1 mm.

What is the function of the middle ear?

The three ducts or scala within the cochlea are the scala ________,scala _________,and scala _________.

The main parts of the outer ear are ______ and ________.

What are the parts of the peripheral auditory system?

The two windows leading into the inner ear are ___________________ and ___________________

The primary auditory cortex is known as __________________ gyrus.

The lightest bone in the human body is the ________.

The most flexible and stiff regions of the tympanic membrane are called _______ and _________,respectively.

The eighth cranial nerve is also known as the ____________ nerve.

Order the three middle ear ossicles from the lateral to the medial direction.

How is intensity coded in function of the auditory nerve?

Descending pathways in the brain that lead out to the hair cells are called the ____________________ auditory system.