Bones Encased Within the Temporal Bone That Are Involved in Sound

question 171

Multiple Choice

Bones encased within the temporal bone that are involved in sound detection are called

• A) optic bones.
• B) external acoustic meatus.
• C) internal acoustic meatus.
• D) auditory ossicles.
• E) crista galli.

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Definitions:

British Empiricism

A philosophical viewpoint that emphasizes the role of sensory experience in the formation of ideas, stating that knowledge comes only or primarily from sensory experience.

Tabula Rasa

A theory suggesting that individuals are born without built-in mental content, and all knowledge comes from experience or perception.

Innate

Something that is present from birth, not learned or acquired through experience.

Distal Stimulus

The actual object or event out in the world that you perceive, existing independently of your perception of it.