The nurse is assessing a patient who may have hearing loss. Which of these statements is true concerning air conduction?
1)ir conduction is the process of sound waves traveling through the outer ear, middle ear, and inner ear to reach the auditory nerve.
2) Air conduction is the process of sound waves traveling through the inner ear, middle ear, and outer ear to reach the auditory nerve.
3) Air conduction is the process of sound waves traveling through the middle ear, outer ear, and inner ear to reach the auditory nerve.
4) Air conduction is the process of sound waves traveling through the outer ear, inner ear, and middle ear to reach the auditory nerve.