Part two matching the auditory system choose the

Part Two: Matching – The Auditory System
Choose the letter of the term that best describes the concept or completes the sentence. Terms
may not be used more than once.
Statements Terms
_____ 1. This is term refers to the strength, pressure, or
“loudness” of a sound wave.
A. amplitude
B. anvil
C. auditory cortex
_____ 2. This is the outer shell of the ear. D. auditory nerve
E. cochlea
_____ 3. This structure transfers auditory information to
the brain.
F. frequency
G. hammer
H. pinna
_____ 4. This curled tube-like structure contains fluid. I. stirrup
J. tympanic membrane
_____ 5. This is the first of three tiny bones in the inner
ear that relay vibrations from the external
environment.
_____ 6. This refers to the number of compressions in a
given time period.
_____ 7. Vibrations from the hammer are relayed to this
tiny bone in the inner ear.
_____ 8. This area receives and translates auditory
information.
_____ 9. This blocks and protects the delicate bones of the
inner ear from the external world.
____ 10. This structure transfers vibrations to the cochlea.

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Part Three: True or False
Read each item carefully and decide if the statement is true or false. Write T or F in the
blanks to indicate your choices.
_____ 1. Colour blindness is genetic.
_____ 2. All animals have colour vision because colour is used to attract mates.
_____ 3. A tertiary colour is a combination of a primary colour and a secondary colour.
_____ 4. People with hearing loss may not realize their hearing has deteriorated.
_____ 5. Taste buds are only located on the edges of the tongue but taste buds respond to
all tastes to varying degrees.
_____ 6. People with brain injuries that result in a loss of smell may then also experience a
loss of taste.
_____ 7. Some parts of our skin have more sensory touch receptors than other parts of our
skin.
_____ 8. Water droplets can act like prisms and separate light into many colours.
_____ 9. Humans attend to sound only in one ear.
____ 10. When you add black to a colour you get a tint.

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Part Four: Written-Response Items
Respond to the following items on the blanks below the items.
Addition Information Regarding Optical Illusions
Mechanisms that create optical illusions are located in various places along the visual
pathways. Some of these mechanisms come from the retina itself, but most result from the way
that the images captured with the eyes are reconstructed by the visual cortex.
The information our brain receives fro m our eyes doesn’t always accurately represent reality .