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The ear is a biomechanical transducer which converts air pressure in to an electrical signal which the brain interprets as sound.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe ear is a mechanoreceptors because it feels pressure.
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What parts of the ear contains receptor for sense of balance?
the inner ear
What is the main sensory receptor in the ear?
Hair cell
What kind of a receptor is a hearing receptor and where is it located?
they are located in the ears and are used when vibrations hit your ear drum and it comes to you as sound and the time it takes to do this can be instant to you but it does require something to hear people with hearing loss or deafness don't have the ability to hear as good as they are born without or with bad ear drums that don't function like people who can hear.
Activation of which kind of receptor causes heart rate to increase?
beta-one receptor
Balance problems would indicate a probem in which receptor?
the semicircular canals of the inner ear
Do the cells of the receptor organ in the inner ear regenerate?
No, once damaged the cells will scar but not regenerate.
What is the cupula of the ear?
which receptor is involved in the sense of rotational equilibrium
What are the receptor organs for equilibrium?
macula for static equilibrium and cristae for dynamic equilibrium. All are found in the inner ear.
What is the receptor for sound waves in the middle ear?
The middle ear does not really deal with the sound it just passes it though. The receptors are in the INNER ear. They are cells in the walls of the cochlea attached to minute hairs floating in the cochlear liquid.
Describe a hearing receptor?
These are things that catch the sounds that come to your ear. They may include the hair cells or the Organ of Corti.
What is an organ that contains receptor cells called?
A sensory organ. Sensory organs: skin, nose, tongue, ear and eyes.
A ligand produces a response in a cell if it finds the right kind of?
receptor
