Benji Exam 1

1. The different forms or values of a gene that an individual may possess (e.g., blue eyes, vs. brown eyes) is called ___________
a. a gene
b. an allele
c. a chromosome
d. DNA

2. In both parents are carriers (each one with an abnormal recessive gene), their children have a ______ chance of having the disorder.
A. 100 %
B. 25 %
C. 50 %
D. 75%

4. An abnormally small pinna is called _______________.
A. Microtia
B. Aural Stenosis
C. Aplasia
D. Anotia

5. Aural atresia will result in a __________________ hearing loss.
A. conductive
B. sensorineural
C. mixed
d. none of the above

6. An abnormal bony growth on the ear canal wall:
A. external otitis
B. otitis media
C. exostosis
D. cerumen

3. This most common form of genetic hearing loss is _____________________
A. sex-linked, and non-syndromic
B. autosomal recessive, and non-syndromic
C. autosomal recessive, and syndromic
D. autosomal dominant, and syndromic

An infection in the outer ear (AKA swimmers ear):
A. exostosis
B. cerumen
C. otitis media
D. external otitis

8. Painful blisters on the TM:
A. Tympanosclerosis
B. Bullous Mryingitis
C. serous otitis media
D. otitis media with effusion

9. Tympanosclerosis usually results in:
A. no hearing loss,
B. a significant conductive hearing loss
C. damage to the outer hair cells
D. a sensorineural hearing loss

10. Tympanic membrane perforations can be caused by:
a. foreign objects (Q-tips)
b. barotrauma
c. middle ear infections
d. a and c
e. all of the above

11. When fluid accumulates in the middle ear space, but is not infected:
A. glomous tumor
B. acute otitis media
C. mastoiditis
D. otosclerosis
E. cholestoetoma
F. otitis media with effusion

12. An accumulation of keratin and skin debris in the middle ear:
A. cholestoetoma
B. mastoiditis
C. otitis media with effusion
D. otosclerosis
E. glomous tumor
F. acute otitis media

13. Results in pulsing tinnitus:
A. mastoiditis
B. cholestoetoma
C. otitis media with effusion
D. otosclerosis
E. acute otitis media
F. glomous tumor

14. Spongy bone that grows and hardens on the ossicles, preventing them from moving properly:
A. mastoiditis
B. otitis media with effusion
C. acute otitis media
D. cholestoetoma
E. otosclerosis
F. glomous tumor

15. Disorders that prevent sound from being transmitted to the cochlea efficiently result in a ____________ hearing loss:
A. sensorineural
B. conductive
C. outer hair cell
D. mixed

16. Disorders originating from the cochlea or auditory nerve result in a ____________ hearing loss:
A. central
B. sensorineural
C. mixed
D. conductive

17. Occurs when there is a conductive and sensorineural hearing loss.
A. central hearing loss
B. Ischemia
C. meniers disease
D. mixed hearing loss

18. Which disorder is associated with eyes that are 2 different colors, white forelock, and sensorineural hearing loss?
A. Alport syndrome
B. Neurofibromatosis 2
C. Waardenberg syndrome
D. Kippel-Feil syndrome

19. Which disorder is associated with excessive endolymphatic fluid pressure?
A. Goldenhar’s syndrome
B. Menier’s Disease
C. Alport syndrome
D. Waardenberg syndrome

20. Perception of sound when there is no external sound present is called:
A. Endolymphatic hydrops
B. Tinnitus
C. Perilymphatic fistula
D. Conductive hearing loss

21. Tympanic membrane perforations:
a. can heal on their own without any treatment
b. are repaired with surgery
c. can cause auditory neuropathy
d. both a and b

22. A leak of fluid from a round window or oval window rupture:
A. Endolymphatic hydrops
B. Perilymphatic fistula
C. Presbycusis
D. Auditory Neuropathy

23. A synchronous signal is not coded by the hearing system:
A. Tinnitus
B. Auditory Neuropathy
C. Conductive hearing loss
D. Perilymphatic fistula

24. Vestibular schwannoma tumors are usually unilateral, but bilateral cases sometimes occur in patients with ________________.
A. Waardenberg syndrome
B. Pagets Disease
C. Meniers Disease
D. Neurofibromatosis 2 (NF2)

25. Hearing loss due to aging:
A. Meniers Disease
B. Otosclerosis
C. Presbycusis
D. Hypoxia

26. Continued exposure to sounds louder than _______ dB SPL can result in permanent noise induce hearing loss.
A. 80
B. 120
C. 100
D. 60

27. Initially, meneir’s disease presents with __________________
A. high-frequency conductive hearing loss
B. low-frequency sensorineural hearing loss
C. high-frequency sensorineural hearing loss
D. low-frequency conductive hearing loss

28. Hearing loss due to noise exposure initially causes the greatest hearing loss at ________________ , and later spreads to other frequencies as exposure continues.
A. 4,000 Hz
B. 8,000 Hz
C. 2,000 Hz
D. 1,000 Hz

29. The auditory cortex is located in the __________ lobe.
A. frontal
B. temporal
C. parietal
D. occipital

30. Wernicke’s area is associated with ______________.
A. musical analysis
B. motor control of speech
C. speech analysis
D. noise analysis

31. Broca’s area is associated with ______________.
A. speech analysis
B. noise analysis
C. musical analysis
D. motor control of speech

32. Patients with auditory processing disorder have trouble ______________.
a. hearing soft sounds
b. with speech understanding in noise
c. dichotic processing
d. b and c

True or False

33. Ear candles are an effective method of cerumen removal.
34. A father will pass his mitochondrial DNA on to his sons.

35. Genetics are the only cause for congenital hearing loss.

True or False

Bacterial Meningitis can cause a severe to profound conductive hearing loss.

True or False

Patients with auditory neuropathy have normal outer hair cell function.

True or False

Surgical reconstruction of the pinna is relatively quick, and can be completed in a single surgery.

True or False