Hearing Flashcards

1
Q

Noise

A

Is a vibration

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2
Q

Vibrations cause waves. We collect the waves and transduce them into ..?

A

Neural messages

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3
Q

No ear = …

A

No sound

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4
Q

All sounds have …?

A

Pitch, loudness, and timbre

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5
Q

More waves = …?

A

The higher the pitch

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6
Q

Less waves = ..?

A

Lower the pitch

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7
Q

Human pitch limits

A

Lowest 20Hz

Highest 200 mHz

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8
Q

Loudness

A

Known as volume or wave amplitude

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9
Q

Loudness is the size of the …?

A

Wave

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10
Q

Bigger waves are ..?

A

Louder

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11
Q

Smaller waves are ..?

A

Quieter

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12
Q

Timbre

A

Known as tone.

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13
Q

Tone is the complexity of ..

A

Sound

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14
Q

Tone allows

A

People to distinguish between different voices

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15
Q

Three Main areas of the ear

A

Outer ear, middle ear, inner ear

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16
Q

Outer ear has two parts:

A

Ear canal and ear drum

17
Q

Ear canal

A

Funnel where sounds travel through. Filled with wax and pressurization.

18
Q

Ear drum

A

Thin film that vibrates when sound hits

19
Q

What is the middle ear one main job?

A

Amplify sounds

20
Q

There are three small bones in the middle ear.. what are they?

A

Hammer, anvil, and stirrup

21
Q

Also located in the inner ear is a sinus tube called ..?

A

Eustachian tube

22
Q

What does Eustachian tube help with ..?

A

Helps relieve pressurization

23
Q

Inner ear has two main parts

A

Cochlea and Auditory nerve

24
Q

Cochlea looks like a …?

A

Snail

25
Q

Cochlea is filled with liquid, vibrations hit the liquid and

A

Cochlea turns vibrations into neural messages

26
Q

Auditory nerve

A

Connects the cochlea to thalamus

27
Q

What the reasons people can experience deafness?

A

1) birth defects
2) injury
3) genetics
4) diseases
5) old age

28
Q

Conductive deafness

A

Most common; bones in the middle ear wear out. No cure. Old ppl

29
Q

Sensory Neural deafness

A

Issues or damage to inner ear. Hard to fix.

30
Q

Example of sensory neural deafness

A

Ringing in the ear after a prolonged expose of loud noises