Chapter 8

Question 1

Amplitude

Answer 1

(or intensity) how loud or soft a sound is

Question 2

Duration

Answer 2

The length of time a note lingers

Question 3

Opthalmoscope

Answer 3

An instrument that illuminates the internal eye structures, enabling the examiner to look through the pupil at the fundus (background) of the eye

Question 4

Otoscope

Answer 4

An instrument that illuminates the ear canal, enabling the examiner to look at the ear canal and tympanic membrane

Question 5

Pitch

Answer 5

(or frequency) the number of vibrations (or cycles) per second of a note

Question 6

Quality

Answer 6

(or timbre) a subjective difference in a sound as a result of the sound’s distinctive overtones