IHS ILE FINAL PAPER COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE SOLUTIONS STUDY GUIDE

IHS ILE FINAL PAPER COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
STUDY GUIDE

●● Endolymph and perilymph.
Answer: Cochlea fluid


●● Supports the organ of Corti.
Answer: Basilar membrane


●● Muscle in the middle ear that protects from loud sounds.
Answer: Tensor tympani


●● Controls the movement of the stapes.
Answer: Stapedius muscle


●● Carries sound signals to the brain.
Answer: Auditory nerve (Cranial Nerve VIII)


●● Transduces mechanical sound into neural impulses.
Answer: Hair cells in the organ of Corti

, ●● Type of hearing that uses the skull to bypass outer/middle ear.
Answer: Bone conduction


●● Inside the cochlea.
Answer: Organ of Corti location


●● Delivers auditory info to the brain.
Answer: Central auditory pathway


●● An infection of the external ear canal.
Answer: Otitis externa


●● Abnormal skin growth in the middle ear.
Answer: Cholesteatoma


●● Bony growths in the ear canal, often from cold water exposure.
Answer: Exostoses


●● Tumor that affects the auditory nerve.
Answer: Acoustic neuroma