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Hearing Unit
Choose the answer that best answers the question.
1. Which of the following is NOT a part of the ear?
a. Inner Ear
b. Outer Ear
c. Side Ear
d. Middle Ear
2. Which of the following is NOT one of the three tiny bones in the middle ear?
a. Anvil
b. Wrench
c. Hammer
d. Stirrup
3. The ear is used for
a. Hearing and balance
b. Hearing and talking
c. Balance and talking
d. Talking and seeing
4. What happens if the air pressure in our ear is not equal to the air pressure around us?
a. We are balanced
b. We sleep
c. We are not balanced
d. We cry
5. What happens after the signals are sent to the brain
a. They go through the ear canal
b. They go to the ear drum
c. They cause a vibration on our bones
d. The signals are interpreted by the brain and turned into a message that we
understand
6. When the cilia bend, what sends out signals
a. The eardrum
b. The ear canal
c. The brain
d. The hearing cells
7. Prelingual deafness is when
a. You lose your hearing before being able to properly speak
b. You lose your hearing after being able to properly speak
c. You do not lose your hearing
d. You lose your hearing for a specific language
8. Which of the following is NOT a type of deafness?
a. Prelingual deafness
 b. Blind deafness
c. Bilateral deafness
d. Mild deafness
9. Which of the following is NOT a cause of hearing loss?
a. Very loud sounds for too long
b. Ear wax
c. Quiet sounds
d. Old age
10. Which of the following is true about earwax?
a. It can build up and collect dirt and dust
b. It keeps your ear clean
c. It cannot be cleaned
d. It is outside of your ear
11. True or False: Cilia are hearing cells that make up the cochlea
a. True
b. False
12. True or False: The Organ of Corti is named after Isacc Newton
a. True
b. False
13. True or False: The Eustachian tube is used to keep our balance
a. True
b. False
14. True or False: Our ears detect sounds and signals
a. True
b. False
15. True or False: Sound travels through the eardrum to the auditory canal
a. True
b. False
16. True or False: The bumping into the eardrum causes the hammer, anvil, and stirrup to shake
a. True
b. False
17. True or False: Unilateral deafness is deafness in one ear
a. True
b. False
18. True or False: Cochlear implants is NOT one of the devices that can help deaf people
hear
a. True
b. False
19. True or False: Hearing aids might be used by older people to help the hear
a. True
b. False
20. True or False: There are no ways to communicate with people with hearing loss
a. True
b. False