1.3 vocab

Question 1

Audiogram

Answer 1

A graphic representation of the relation of vibration frequency and the minimum sound intensity for hearing

Question 2

Cochlear Implant

Answer 2

An electrical prosthetic device that enables individuals with sensorineural hearing loss to recognize some sounds and that consists of an external microphone and speech processor that receive and convert sound waves into electrical signals which are transmitted to one or more electrodes implanted in the cochlea where they stimulate the auditory nerve

Question 3

Conductive Hearing Loss

Answer 3

Hearing loss or impairment resulting from interference with the transmission of sound waves to the cochlea

Question 4

Hearing Aid

Answer 4

An electronic device usually worn by a person for amplifying sound before it reaches the receptor organs

Question 5

Inner Ear

Answer 5

The essential part of the vertebrate organ of hearing and equilibrium that includes the vestibule, the semicircular canals, and the cochlea

Question 6

Middle Ear

Answer 6

The intermediate portion of the ear containing a chain of three ossicles that extends from the tympanic membrane to the oval window and transmits vibrations to the inner ear

Question 7

Outer Ear

Answer 7

The outer visible portion of the ear that collects and directs sound waves toward the tympanic membrane by way of a canal which extends inward through the temporal bone

Question 8

Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Answer 8

Hearing loss or impairment resulting from problems with the auditory nerves

Question 9

Sound

Answer 9

Mechanical energy that is transmitted by longitudinal pressure waves in a medium (such as water or air)