Troy Is a Classical Music Enthusiast and Enjoys Listening to His

question 20

Multiple Choice

Troy is a classical music enthusiast and enjoys listening to his local orchestra. One night while at the amphitheater listening to Beethoven's 5^th Symphony, he realizes that he can hear a muffled sound but he cannot recognize the melody. Which part of his auditory pathway is most likely damaged?

• A) auditory association area
• B) cochlea
• C) inferior colliculus
• D) primary auditory cortex
• E) Wernicke's area

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