Auditors May Disclose Confidential Information to a Third Party If

question 58

Multiple Choice

Auditors may disclose confidential information to a third party if:

• A) they have specific authority to do so.
• B) there is a professional duty to do so.
• C) there is a legal duty to do so.
• D) all of the above

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Definitions:

Cochlear Nerve

A nerve responsible for transmitting auditory information from the cochlea of the inner ear to the brain.

Sensorineural Deafness

A type of hearing loss that occurs due to damage to the inner ear or to the pathway from the inner ear to the brain.

Hair Cells

Sensory cells located in the inner ear, responsible for converting sound waves into electrical signals that go to the brain.

Auditory Ossicles

Three small bones in the middle ear called the malleus, incus, and stapes, which transmit sound vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear.