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If the cone of light is visualized on the left, the audiologist is viewing the right tympanic membrane.

Tonotopic organization is preserved from the cochlear to the auditory cortex. 

What is it called when a patient responds to a sound when no sound was presented?

The device used to test hearing is called an: 

The sensory structure of hearing is the basilar membrane. 

The graph on which hearing thresholds are plotted is called an _________________.

The units of the audiogram on the y-axis are [y-axis]. The units of the audiogram on the x-axis are [x-axis]. 

The perceptual consequences of conductive hearing loss are both an attenuation of sound and loss of sound clarity. 

The conductive mechanism is comprised of the outer and inner ear.

Inter-octaves are tested when thresholds differ by more than ______ dB between adjacent frequencies.