Week 3

Question 1

Anatomy

Answer 1

Study of the structures of the body and the relationship of these structures to one another

Question 2

Physiology

Answer 2

The branch of biology that is concerned with the process and function of parts of the body

Question 3

Respiratory System

Answer 3

Structures including the lungs, bronchi, trachea, larynx, mouth, and nose that are used in breathing for life and speech

Question 4

Laryngeal system

Answer 4

Structures of the larynx used for sound production

Question 5

Articulately/ resonating system

Answer 5

Structures used during sound production, including the oral cavity, nasal cavity, tongue, and soft palate

Question 6

Adduction

Answer 6

When the vocal folds close or come together during vibration

Question 7

Abduction

Answer 7

When the vocal folds open or spread apart during vibration

Question 8

Velopharyngeal Closure

Answer 8

Contact of the velum with the lateral and posterior pharyngeal walls, thus separating the oral and nasal cavities

Question 9

Fundamental frequency

Answer 9

The lowest frequency component of a complex vibration

Question 10

Impairment

Answer 10

A loss of structure or function

Question 11

Disability

Answer 11

The functional consequence of an impairment

Question 12

Deaf

Answer 12

Term used to describe a person whose hearing loss is in the severe to profound range

Question 13

Deaf community

Answer 13

A group of persons who share a common means of communication (ASL) that facilitates group cohesion and identity

Question 14

American Sign Language

Answer 14

A complex nonvocal language that contains elaborate syntax and semantics. Proficiency in its use is one of the primary methods by which a deaf individual becomes part of the deaf community

Question 15

Audiology

Answer 15

Professionals discipline involving the assessment, remediation and prevention of disorders of hearing and balance

Question 16

Outer Ear

Answer 16

The section of the ear compromised of the pinna and the external auditory meats or ear canal

Question 17

Middle Ear

Answer 17

Section of the ear containing the ossicles. It is bounded laterally by the tympanic membrane and medially by the cochlea

Question 18

Inner ear

Answer 18

Interior section of the ear, which contains the cochlea and vestibular system. It supplies information to the brain regarding balance, space, orientation, and hearing

Question 19

Conductive System

Answer 19

Part of the auditory system made up of the outer and middle ear

Question 20

Sensorineural System

Answer 20

Part of the auditory system made up of the inner ear and cranial nerve VIII

Question 21

Otitis Media

Answer 21

Inflammation of the middle ear

Question 22

Pressure equalization tube

Answer 22

A small diameter tube that is surgically placed in the ear drum to provide ventilation of the of the middle ear space via the external auditory meatus

Question 23

Typanogram

Answer 23

A graph generated during acoustic immittance testing that depicts compliance of the eardrum relative to changes in air pressure

Question 24

Air conduction

Answer 24

A method of evaluating hearing by transmitting sound to the to the inner ear via the outer and middle ear

Question 25

Bone conduction

Answer 25

A method of evaluating hearing by transmitting sound to the inner ear by mechanically vibrating the bones of the skull

Question 26

Aural Rehabilitation

Answer 26

Services and procedures designed to improve communication deficits that result from hearing loss