Hearing [8l (24)

Question 43 (in database)

What is the function of the Eustachian tube?
a) It allows fluid to drain from the middle ear.
b) It allows us to detect sound when wax accumulates on the ear-drum.
c) It connects the outer ear to the semi-circular canals.
d) It allows the middle ear to equalise with ambient pressure.
iThe correct answer is d.
Question 28 (in database)
What causes conductive deafness?
a) Damage to the outer ear.
b) Damage to the pinna.
c) Damage to the ossicles or the eardrum.
d) Damage to the middle ear.
The correct answer is c.
Question 30 (in database)
On what does t he causes of noise induced hearing loss depend?
a) Both the intensity and duration of the noise above 100 dB .
b) The duration of the noise above 100 dB.
c) The duration of the noise above 110 dB.
d) Both the intensity and duration of the noise above 90 dB.
he correct answer is d.
Question 38 (in database)
The frequency band that a healthy young person can hear is:
a) 70 - 15,000 cycles per second.
b) 80 - 20,000 cycles per second.
c) 500 -15,000 cycles per second.
d) 20 - 20,000 cycles per second.
The correct answer is d.

Question 37 (in database)

Complete the following statement. The Conductive System consists of :
a) the Ear Drum and Ossicles.
b) the Semi-Circular canals and Otoliths.
c) the Cochlea and Eustachian Tube.
d) the Cochlea and the Mitus.
The correct answer is a,
Question 39 (in database)
Complete the following statement. Presbycusis is an impairment of hearing due to:
a) damage to Ihe cochlea ,
b) damage to the semi-circular canals.
c) age.

d) smoking.
The correct answer is c.
Queslion 29 (in database)
What is noise induced hearing loss?
a) Loss of hearing due to damage to the ossicles.
b) Loss of hearing due 10 damage 10 Ihe vestibular apparatus ,
c) Loss of hearing due to damage 10 the middle ear.
d) Loss of hearing due to damage 10 the cochlea.
The correct answer is d .
Question 34 (in database)
Which part of the ear senses linear accelerations and decelerations?
a) The ossides .
b) The ololilhs.
cl The tympanum.
d) The semi-circular canals.
The correct answer is b.

Question 31 (in database)

What is the most important sense for spatial orientation?
a) Hearing and balance.
b) Sight.
c) "Seat of the pants".
d) All senses play their part in situation awareness.
The correct answer is b.
Question 32 (in database)
If an aircraft accelerates, what do the otoliths indicate to the brain?
a) That the aircraft is pitching down .
b) That the aircraft is turning.
c) That the aircraft is climbing and turning.
d) That the aircraft is pitching up.
The correct answer is d.
Question 46 (in database)
What is the scientific name for the ear-drum?
a) The Staples.
b) The Tympanum.
c) The Cochlea.
d) The Stirrup bone.
The correct answer is b.
Question 41 (in database)
Complete the following statement. Another name for "the leans" is:
a) the Oculogravic Effect.
b) the Oculogyral illusion.
c) the Somatogyrallllusion.
d) Ocular Oisorientation.
The correct answer is c.

Question 44 (in database)

Complete the following sentence . When flying solo, a pilot who suspects he is suffering from
spatial disorientation should:
a) believe the indications of his instruments.
b) blink rapidly several times.
c) swallow hard, pinch the nostrils and blow down the nose to clear the Eustachian tube .
d) believe his somatosensory senses.
The correct answer is a.
Question 48 (in database)
Complete the fOllowing sentence. Loudness is measured in :
a) Hertz,
b) Pascals ,
c) Cycles per second.
d) Decibels.
The correct answer is d.
Question 42 (in database)
Complete the following statement. One of the main contributory factors to the onset of motion
sickness is:
a) rolling quickly into turns.
b) performing high "g" manoeuvres.
c) the mismatch between visual and vestibular sensory inputs.
d) stalling.
The correct answer is c.
Question 36 (in database)
Which of the following should a pilot primarily rely on if he becomes disorientated in Instrument
Meteorological Conditions?
a) His sense of sight.
b) Turning the head to recover from disorientation.
c) His sense of balance .
d) The aircraft's instruments.
The correct answer is d.

Question 155 (in database)

Deterioration of hearing with age is called:
a) Presbycusis.
b) Presbyopia .
c) Presbyterian.
d) Cooductive hearing loss.
The correct answer is a.
Question 33 (in database)
When can a pilot experience the -Ieans-'?
a) In all flight conditions.
b) In the climb.
c) In the descent.
d) In the climb or the descent.
The correct answer is a .
Question 27 (in database)
What is the purpose of the Eustachian tube?
a) To pass sound waves across the middle ear to the auditory nerve.
b) To allow ambient pressure to equalise on both sides of the ear drum.
c) To allow ambient pressure 10 equalise on Ihe middle ear side of the ear drum.
d) To allow ambient pressure to equalise on both sides of the vestibular apparatus.
The correct answer is b.
Question 47 (in database)
Complete the following sentence. If your Eustachian tube is blocked and you cannot clear your
ears, you should:
a) clear your nose with a nasal inhaler before flying.
b) ground yourself until the condition causing the blocking of the Eustachian tube has cleared

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c) fly only as a passenger.
d) proceed with your flight but ensure that you swallow hard frequently.
The correct answer is b.

Question 40 (in database)

The Vestibular Apparatus detects ____ acceleration:
a) linear.
b) angular.
c) angular and linear.

d ) positive RgR.
The correct answer is c.
Question 45 (in database)
During straight and level flight any pronounced linear acceleration may produce the sensation of
the nose pitching up. Now, complete the following sentence.
In such a situation, the pilot should:
a) correct the pit ching movement by moving the control column slightly forward .
b) rely on information from the vestibular apparatus to maintain orientation.
c) ignore vestibular information and believe what the instruments are indicating.
d) rely on his "seat of the pants- feeling to make any necessary correction.
The correct answer is c.
Question 35 (in database)
Which of the following should a pilot primarily rely on if he becomes disorientated in Vi sual
Meteorological Conditions?
a) His sense of sight.
b) Turning the head 10 recover from disorientation.
c) His sense of balance.
d) The aircraft's instruments.
The correct answer is a.
Question 26 (in database)
Complete the following statement. The outer, middle and inner ear are filled with:
a) air, air, and liquid, respectively.
b) air, liquid, and liquid, respectively.
c) liquid, air, and air, respectively.
d) liquid, liquid, and air, respectively.
The correct answer is a.