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What is the fluid- filled tunnel that contains the receptors for hearing?

The fluid-filled tunnel that contains the receptors for hearing is called the cochlea. It is a spiral-shaped structure within the inner ear that is responsible for converting sound vibrations into electrical signals that are sent to the brain for interpretation.


What actually contains receptors involved in hearing?

The receptors involved in hearing are located within the cochlea of the inner ear. These receptors, called hair cells, respond to sound waves by converting mechanical vibrations into electrical signals that can be interpreted by the brain as sound.


What is the structure composing the internal ear?

The semicircular canals, the vestibule, and the cochlea, which are subdivisions of the bony labyrinth. Semicircular canals and the vestibule contain receptors for equilibrium and the cochlea contains receptors for hearing.


Is the organ of corti the organ of hearing?

Basically, yes. The organ of Corti contains the hearing receptors (little hairs) that allow us to hear.


What part of the ear contains the sensory receptors for hearing and balance?

In the mammalian ear the sensory receptors (hair cells) for hearing are in the cochlea and for ballance are in the semicircular canals. Both the cochlea and semicircular canals are part of the inner ear.inner


Receptors for hearing are located in?

Hearing aids.


What bone is the hearing and equilibrium receptors located?

houses hearing and equilibrium receptors


Where are specialized hearing receptors found?

In the cochlea


Location of receptors for hearing?

In the inner ear.


What receptors provide the sense of hearing?

Hair cells


The sense of hearing is provided by receptors of the?

Inner ear


The sensory receptors for hearing are located in the of the ear.?

Cochlea.