ILE TEST PREP 168 COMPLETE REVIEW 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
◉ Condition that causes hearing loss, tinnitus, and vertigo.
Answer: Meniere's Disease
◉ 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
◉ Condition that causes hearing loss, tinnitus, and vertigo.
Answer: Meniere's Disease
