Audiology Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers

Audiology Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
List three specialty areas of Audiology. - CORRECT ANSWER - -Medical Audiology
-Industrial Audiology
-Educational Audiology


The entry level degree for the profession of audiology is the [________].


Answers:
Bachelors in Audiology
Masters in Audiology
Doctorate of Philosophy

Doctorate of Audiology - CORRECT ANSWER - Doctorate of Audiology


[__________] are bony growths in the osseus portion of the external auditory canal.


Answers:
Exostoses
Cholesteatoma
Otosclerosis

Acoustic Neuroma - CORRECT ANSWER - Exostoses


[________] is the frequency at which a mass most naturally vibrates.


Answers:
Fundamental
Resonance

,Velocity

None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER - Resonance


The pinna provides up to [________] dB and the external ear canal provides up to [_________]
dB in amplification - CORRECT ANSWER - 2-3, 10-15



What are the two sound pathways of human hearing? - CORRECT ANSWER - Air
Conduction and bone conduction


Which of the following are physical characteristics of sound? (Check all that apply)


Intensity
Frequency
Loudness
Timbre

Pitch - CORRECT ANSWER - Intensity, Frequency


Formant frequencies of the human voice are determined by the Fundamental Frequency.


Answers:
True

False - CORRECT ANSWER - False


The decibel reference used in an audiometer is [________].


Answers:
dB SPL (Sound Pressure Level)
dB SL (Sensation Level)

, dB HL (Hearing Level)

dB IL (Intensity Level) - CORRECT ANSWER - dB HL (Hearing Level)


Sound is a pressure wave that travels as [________].


Answers:
Circular waves
Longitudinal waves
Transverse waves

Ocean waves - CORRECT ANSWER - Longitudinal waves


Congenital absence of the external auditory canal is called [________].


Answers:
Minutia
Atresia
Microtia

Stenosis - CORRECT ANSWER - Atresia


A congenital deformity where the pinna is underdeveloped is called [________] and if the pinna
is completely absent it is referred to as [_________].


Answers:
Anotia/ Microtia
Anotia/ Atresia
Atresia/ Microtia

Microtia/ Anotia - CORRECT ANSWER - Microtia/ Anotia