Cochlear Implant (Medical Marvels) trivia

Cochlear Implant (Medical Marvels) Mini Quiz

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Question 1

Cochlear implants primarily provide access to which sense?

Unlike hearing aids, cochlear implants bypass damaged ear structures and stimulate the auditory nerve with electrical signals.

Question 2

Cochlear implants send electrical signals to which nerve?

The implant bypasses damaged sensory cells and stimulates the nerve pathway that carries sound information to the brain.

Question 3

Which cochlear implant component picks up sound outside the body?

The external microphone feeds environmental sound to the speech processor, which converts selected sounds into coded signals.

Question 4

Cochlear implants bypass damage to which inner-ear structures?

The electrode array sends coded pulses into the cochlea, allowing the auditory nerve to carry sound information onward.