Download Conclusion Questions for 11/18 Binder Check 1.3.1: Good Vibration

Conclusion Questions for 11/18 Binder Check
1.3.1: Good Vibration Conclusion Questions
1. Explain how sound travels through the air.
2. Draw a picture of a sound wave. Label both the amplitude and frequency on the
picture and describe how these terms relate to how a person would hear this
sound wave.
3. Describe the pathway of sound from the time a sound is generated to the time
our brain registers the sound. Make sure to include all key structures of the ear in
your description.
4. What is the difference between sensorineural hearing loss and conductive
hearing loss?
5. Why is it dangerous to listen to an MP3 player at excessively loud volumes for
extensive periods of time?
6. Explain how you would create a medical intervention to help a person dealing
with severe sensorineural or conductive hearing loss.
1.3.2: Can you hear me now? Conclusion Questions #1-3,6-7
1. Patients with Tinnitus experience the constant perception of sound in the ear,
often in the form of high pitched whining, buzzing, hissing, ringing, or whooshing
sounds. The Speech-in-Noise Test you just performed uses a constant
whooshing sound to simulate environmental noise, but also can be used to
simulate what it is like to live with Tinnitus. Explain how you felt while taking this
test.
2. Why would a person with conductive hearing loss hear the tuning fork through
bone conduction longer than or equally as long as through air conduction?
3. All sounds for speech vibrate at different frequencies, which is how you
differentiate speech sounds. Vowels are relatively low in pitch, while consonants
such as l, m, and n are in the middle range of pitches. Many speech sounds such
as s and f are high in pitch. How would speech understanding be affected by a
person with moderate to severe high frequency sensorineural hearing loss?
6. Would you be interested in pursuing a career as an audiologist or an
otolaryngologist? Explain your reasoning.
7. Which type of intervention do you think is most appropriate for your patient case
study? Explain your reasoning.
1.3.3: Cochlear Implant Conclusion Questions
1. Why are cochlear implants controversial?
2. How effective are cochlear implants in restoring hearing? Does the implant work
the same way for all people?
3. How does the use of assistive biomedical technology in children differ from the
use of assistive biomedical technology in adults?
4. If you suddenly went deaf, would you elect to get a cochlear implant? Explain
your answer.
5. Does the biomedical science community have the right or responsibility to cure
all human impairments?
6. Should John and Juanita give Samantha a cochlear implant? Explain your
reasons for your decision.
1.4.1: Disease Prevention Conclusion Questions
1. Why did your grandparents or other senior members of the community have
vaccinations that you did not have to have?
2. Explain how vaccination could eradicate a disease such as smallpox.
3. Explain why babies born in different countries may be vaccinated against
different diseases.
4. What do you notice about disease trends in the 1900s and in modern day? What
factors do you believe contribute to the trends you observe?
5. Do parents have a right to decide whether or not to vaccinate their child? Explain
your position.
6. Explain why the Hepatitis B vaccine is administered multiple times over the
course of a child’s life. What does it mean when doctors use the term “booster
shot”?
7. Using science you have learned in this unit, explain how doctors can determine if
you will require an additional dose of a vaccine. (HINT: Think back to your lab
work in Lesson 1.)
8. It can be said that a vaccine does not prevent infection; rather it primes the
immune system to respond to an invader. Using information about human
immune response, explain this statement. Mention what happens in the body
from the time of vaccination through contact with the infectious agent.
9. Jenner tested his vaccine on a young child. What ethical considerations must be
addressed when a new vaccine is being tested and released to the public?