Advanced Ear Quiz

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This quiz contains 10 questions. Click below to begin.

Q1. Which part of the cochlea is responsible for detecting different sound frequencies?

  • Reissner’s membrane
  • Tectorial membrane
  • Round window
  • Basilar membrane

Q2. Which structure transmits vibrations from the stapes into the inner ear?

  • Round window
  • Oval window
  • Basilar membrane
  • Ampulla

Q3. Which fluid surrounds the membranous labyrinth?

  • Cerebrospinal fluid
  • Blood plasma
  • Endolymph
  • Perilymph

Q4. Which structure in the vestibular system detects vertical acceleration?

  • Utricle
  • Saccule
  • Cochlear duct
  • Semicircular canals

Q5. Which muscle dampens loud sounds by pulling on the malleus?

  • Stapedius
  • Tensor tympani
  • Auricularis
  • Masseter

Q6. What is the primary neurotransmitter released by hair cells onto auditory nerve fibers?

  • GABA
  • Dopamine
  • Glutamate
  • Acetylcholine

Q7. Which opening between the middle ear and mastoid air cells can spread infections?

  • Round window
  • Aditus to mastoid antrum
  • Eustachian tube
  • Cochlear aqueduct

Q8. Which embryological structure gives rise to the ossicles of the middle ear?

  • First and second pharyngeal arches
  • Otocyst
  • Amniotic cavity
  • Neural crest cells

Q9. Damage to which part of the ear can cause sensorineural hearing loss?

  • Hair cells of cochlea
  • Auricle
  • Tympanic membrane
  • Malleus

Q10. Which bone contains the structures of the inner ear?

  • Petrous part of temporal bone
  • Parietal bone
  • Occipital bone
  • Sphenoid bone
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