SPLH 620 Exam 2 Questions and Answers 100% Correct(SCORED A+)

Primary sensory areas of special senses - ANSWER-Hearing, vision, taste, smell Where in the cerebral cortex is hearing - ANSWER-primary auditory cortex, located in auditory cortex and temporal lobe Where in the cerebral cortex is vision - ANSWER-primary visual cortex, located in visual cortex and occipital lobe Where in the cerebral cortex is taste - ANSWER-gustatory cortex, located in insular lobe (hidden) and in inferior frontal gyrus of the frontal lobe Where in the cerebral cortex is smell - ANSWER-olfactory cortex, located in temporal lobe Conductive Hearing Loss - ANSWER-involves the outer and middle ear, inability of air vibration to reach the organ of corti Outer ear function - ANSWER-transmits sound vibrations from pinna to the tympanic membrane Outer ear parts - ANSWER-pinna and auditory canal Inner ear function - ANSWER-Transforms sound from mechanical to chemoelectrical, represents sound frequencies Inner ear parts - ANSWER-cochlea, vestibular system, semicircular canals Middle ear function - ANSWER-amplification of sound, acoustic sound to mechanical sound Middle ear parts - ANSWER-tympanic membrane, 3 ossicles (malleus, incus, stapes) Tympanic membrane - ANSWER-also called eardrum, thin layer of tissue in the human ear that receives sound vibrations from the outer air and transmits them to the auditory ossicles, which are tiny bones in the tympanic (middle-ear) cavity. Oval wi