What Equalizes Pressure on Both Sides of the Tympanic Membrane

question 1

Multiple Choice

What equalizes pressure on both sides of the tympanic membrane?

• A)external auditory canal (external acoustic meatus)
• B)round window
• C)oval window
• D)pharyngotympanic tube (auditory tube)

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Definitions:

Availability Heuristic

A cognitive shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to mind when evaluating a specific topic, concept, method or decision.

Sole Responsibility

A situation or task where one person is entirely accountable without sharing duties or blame with others.

Recall

A measure of memory in which the person must retrieve information learned earlier, as on a fill-in-the-blank test.

Availability Heuristic

A cognitive shortcut that depends on the first examples that pop into someone's head when considering a particular topic, concept, strategy, or choice.