Bilateral Damage to Which of the Following Auditory Structures Would

question 30

Multiple Choice

Bilateral damage to which of the following auditory structures would be most likely to produce complete and permanent hearing loss?

• A) primary auditory cortex
• B) superior colliculus
• C) cochlear nerve
• D) secondary auditory cortex
• E) association cortex

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Definitions:

Auricles

External parts of the ear outside the head, also known as pinnae, or the earlike appendages found in some animals and plants.

Organism

A living entity capable of growing, reproducing, and maintaining various biological processes.

Protonephridia

The flame-cell excretory organs of flatworms and some other simple invertebrates.

Flatworms

A phylum of simple, often parasitic worms characterized by a flat body, including planarians, tapeworms, and flukes.