Hearing Instrument Specialist Exam
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Annular Rings - CORRECT ANSWER Hold the eardrum in place
Pars Tensa - CORRECT ANSWER The tissue on the lower four-fifths of the eardrum is tight is
the
Pars Flaccida - CORRECT ANSWER small, slack, superior section of tympanic membrane
2700 Hz - CORRECT ANSWER The average frequency of the ear canal is
Vegas Nerve - CORRECT ANSWER A branch of what cranial nerve lies along the bottom of
the ear canal
Tympanic Membrane - CORRECT ANSWER The dividing line between the outer and middle
ear
Oval - CORRECT ANSWER The ear drum holds what shape
Cerumen - CORRECT ANSWER Ear wax
Isthmus - CORRECT ANSWER A narrow strip half-way between the external opening and the
ear drum
Anti-helix - CORRECT ANSWER Another name for the inner rim of the ear
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Annular Rings - CORRECT ANSWER Hold the eardrum in place
Pars Tensa - CORRECT ANSWER The tissue on the lower four-fifths of the eardrum is tight is
the
Pars Flaccida - CORRECT ANSWER small, slack, superior section of tympanic membrane
2700 Hz - CORRECT ANSWER The average frequency of the ear canal is
Vegas Nerve - CORRECT ANSWER A branch of what cranial nerve lies along the bottom of
the ear canal
Tympanic Membrane - CORRECT ANSWER The dividing line between the outer and middle
ear
Oval - CORRECT ANSWER The ear drum holds what shape
Cerumen - CORRECT ANSWER Ear wax
Isthmus - CORRECT ANSWER A narrow strip half-way between the external opening and the
ear drum
Anti-helix - CORRECT ANSWER Another name for the inner rim of the ear
