Hearing Flashcards
1
Q
• Sound vibrations traveling through air are collected by and funneled through the external ear, causing the eardrum to vibrate.
A
Hearing
2
Q
• Sound waves are then transmitted through auditory ossicles as the vibration of the eardrum causes the malleus, the incus, and the stapes to vibrate.
A
Hearing
3
Q
• transmission of sound waves through the external and middle ear.
A
Conductive hearing
4
Q
• the transmission of sound waves in the inner ear
A
Sensorineural hearing
5
Q
• dysfunction of the external or middle ear.
A
Conductive hearing loss
6
Q
• dysfunction of the inner ear
A
Sensorineural hearing loss
