psych-soc-AUDITION

Question 1

sense of sound

Answer 1

audition

Question 2

2 things needed for audition

Answer 2

pressurized sound waves

hair cells

Question 3

pressurized sound waves

Answer 3

as molecules are escaping from high to low concentration they create sound waves

Question 4

how close the sound wave peaks are is called the __

Answer 4

frequency

Question 5

we can break down different sounds because sound waves ____

Answer 5

travel with different lengths and frequencies

Question 6

sound waves first hitting the the ear at the __

Answer 6

pinna

Question 7

from the pinna sound waves travel to the

Answer 7

external auditory meatus/ auditory canal

Question 8

sound waves travel through the auditory canal until they hit the __

Answer 8

ear drum

Question 9

when sound wave hits the ear drum it starts to

Answer 9

vibrate back and forth

Question 10

vibration of the ear drum causes the movement of 3 tiny bones __, __ and __

Answer 10

malleus, incus and stapes

Question 11

stapes is attached to the __ which then starts to __

Answer 11

oval window

vibrate

Question 12

as the oval widow start vibrating it moves inside and outside of the __

Answer 12

cochlea

Question 13

cochlea contains __, which gets pushed down because of the __ caused by the __

Answer 13

fluid

oval window

Question 14

once the fluid reaches the tip of the cochleas it goes __ to the __ called __

Answer 14

back to the origin

circular window

Question 15

the sound wave caused fluid movement causes __ __ in the cochlea to __ and generate a(n) __ __

Answer 15

hair cells
move
action potential

Question 16

organ of corti includes __ membrane and the __ membrane

Answer 16

basilar

tectorial

Question 17

pinna to eardrum

Answer 17

external ear

Question 18

malleus to stapes

Answer 18

middle ear

Question 19

cochlea to semicircular canals

Answer 19

inner ear

Question 20

__ and __ ions play a role in the generation of an action potential n the ganglion so that the sound wave can reach the brain

Answer 20

K and Ca

Question 21

through __ __ we can differentiate between different frequencies and pitch of voices

Answer 21

basilar tuning

Question 22

basilar tuning happens by specialized __ __ that are only __ to specific __ of sound

Answer 22

hair cells
sensitive
frequencies

Question 23

primary auditory cortex receives information from

Answer 23

hair cells of the cochlea that are sensitive to differen frequencies of sounds

Question 24

tonotypical mapping allows the brain to

Answer 24

distinguish between different frequency sounds waves

Question 25

cochlear implants

Answer 25

surgical procedure to restore hearing