Audiology Exam UPDATED Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Who is considered the "father of audiology"? - CORRECT ANSWER - Raymond Carhart
Audiologists are medical doctors and considered physicians: T/F - CORRECT ANSWER -
False
Regeneration of sensory receptors of the inner ear will happen in the next few years: T/F -
CORRECT ANSWER - False
Every practicing audiologist has to have a state license: T/F - CORRECT ANSWER - True
The youngest age of a patient an audiologist can perform a hearing test is approximately: -
CORRECT ANSWER - 5-6 hours
Every practicing audiologist has to be Board Certified in Audiology: T/F - CORRECT
ANSWER - False
The field of Audiology has evolved from a number of scientific disciplines including
mathematics, physics, physiology, psychology, and medicine: T/F - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
The entry level qualification for becoming an audiologist is: - CORRECT ANSWER -
AuD
Caudal refers to head and rostral refers to tail: T/F - CORRECT ANSWER - False
The view or slice of the brain when separating the dorsal (top) and ventral (bottom) is called: -
CORRECT ANSWER - Horizontal
,The region of the temporal bone located posterior to the pinna (i.e. the bump behind the ear) is
the: - CORRECT ANSWER - Mastoid
The cochlea-vestibular nerve (CN VIII) is the most important for auditory function: T/F -
CORRECT ANSWER - True
Another name for the bowl of the external ear is the: - CORRECT ANSWER - Conchae
The lateral portion of the ear canal is cartilaginous: T/F - CORRECT ANSWER - True
The shape of the external ear canal is associated with the letter: - CORRECT ANSWER -
S
The anatomical landmark on the tympanic membrane in the anterior inferior region related to
otoscope is: - CORRECT ANSWER - the cone of light
The resonance of a pipe is related to the length; where the longer the length the higher the
resonant frequency (fundamental frequency): T/F - CORRECT ANSWER - False
The ear canal is like a pipe that is open at one end and closed at the other. Therefore the
resonance is related to wavelength by: - CORRECT ANSWER - Quarter-wave
The external ear has a self-cleaning process where the cerumen migrates out: T/F - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
Name the tube located on the anterior side of the middle ear space for gas exchange: -
CORRECT ANSWER - Eustachian Tube
, The incus is the smallest bone in the ossicular chain and the human body: T/F - CORRECT
ANSWER - False (Stapes)
The muscle supplying the malleus is called the: - CORRECT ANSWER - Tensor tympani
Impedance is most efficient when the two mediums are matched: T/F - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
The type of reactance associated with a spring is called: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Stiffness reactance
The gain provided b the transformer action of the middle ear is mostly represented by: -
CORRECT ANSWER - the area difference between tympanic membrane and stapes
footplate
The type of pressure experience when going up in a plane is positive: T/F - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
The portion of the inner ear that's main function is hearing: - CORRECT ANSWER -
cochlea
What term is used to describe frequency distribution in the auditory pathway? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Tonotopicity
The first central anatomical landmark in the auditory brainstem is the: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Cochlear Nucleus
The superior olivary complex regions associated with interaural timing differences: - CORRECT
ANSWER - MSO
and CORRECT Answers
Who is considered the "father of audiology"? - CORRECT ANSWER - Raymond Carhart
Audiologists are medical doctors and considered physicians: T/F - CORRECT ANSWER -
False
Regeneration of sensory receptors of the inner ear will happen in the next few years: T/F -
CORRECT ANSWER - False
Every practicing audiologist has to have a state license: T/F - CORRECT ANSWER - True
The youngest age of a patient an audiologist can perform a hearing test is approximately: -
CORRECT ANSWER - 5-6 hours
Every practicing audiologist has to be Board Certified in Audiology: T/F - CORRECT
ANSWER - False
The field of Audiology has evolved from a number of scientific disciplines including
mathematics, physics, physiology, psychology, and medicine: T/F - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
The entry level qualification for becoming an audiologist is: - CORRECT ANSWER -
AuD
Caudal refers to head and rostral refers to tail: T/F - CORRECT ANSWER - False
The view or slice of the brain when separating the dorsal (top) and ventral (bottom) is called: -
CORRECT ANSWER - Horizontal
,The region of the temporal bone located posterior to the pinna (i.e. the bump behind the ear) is
the: - CORRECT ANSWER - Mastoid
The cochlea-vestibular nerve (CN VIII) is the most important for auditory function: T/F -
CORRECT ANSWER - True
Another name for the bowl of the external ear is the: - CORRECT ANSWER - Conchae
The lateral portion of the ear canal is cartilaginous: T/F - CORRECT ANSWER - True
The shape of the external ear canal is associated with the letter: - CORRECT ANSWER -
S
The anatomical landmark on the tympanic membrane in the anterior inferior region related to
otoscope is: - CORRECT ANSWER - the cone of light
The resonance of a pipe is related to the length; where the longer the length the higher the
resonant frequency (fundamental frequency): T/F - CORRECT ANSWER - False
The ear canal is like a pipe that is open at one end and closed at the other. Therefore the
resonance is related to wavelength by: - CORRECT ANSWER - Quarter-wave
The external ear has a self-cleaning process where the cerumen migrates out: T/F - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
Name the tube located on the anterior side of the middle ear space for gas exchange: -
CORRECT ANSWER - Eustachian Tube
, The incus is the smallest bone in the ossicular chain and the human body: T/F - CORRECT
ANSWER - False (Stapes)
The muscle supplying the malleus is called the: - CORRECT ANSWER - Tensor tympani
Impedance is most efficient when the two mediums are matched: T/F - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
The type of reactance associated with a spring is called: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Stiffness reactance
The gain provided b the transformer action of the middle ear is mostly represented by: -
CORRECT ANSWER - the area difference between tympanic membrane and stapes
footplate
The type of pressure experience when going up in a plane is positive: T/F - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
The portion of the inner ear that's main function is hearing: - CORRECT ANSWER -
cochlea
What term is used to describe frequency distribution in the auditory pathway? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Tonotopicity
The first central anatomical landmark in the auditory brainstem is the: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Cochlear Nucleus
The superior olivary complex regions associated with interaural timing differences: - CORRECT
ANSWER - MSO
