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The cochlea is the place where sound is actually sensed by nerves to create a signal that can travel to the brain. The rest of the ear serves only to collect sound and transmit it to the cochlea.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe cochlea is the auditory portion of the inner ear. Its core component is the Organ of Corti, the sensory organ of hearing, which is distributed along the partition separating fluid chambers in the coiled tapered tube of the cochlea.
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∙ 13y agoThe cochlea houses the Organ of Corti, which is responsible for the actual hearing. The cochlea also transfers the sound to the organ of corti.
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∙ 11y agoIt is responsible for Converting vibrations into neural signs.
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∙ 14y agoThe cochlea is where sound is transformed into nerve impulses that can be interpreted by the brain.
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What is a cochlea and what is its role?
The cochlea is the inner ear. It transforms sound into a message the nerves can carry to the brain.
What is inside an ear?
cochlea. eardrum. hammer. EAR WAX.
In the ear the basilar membrane and hair cells are found in the?
In a part of the inner ear called the cochlea (snail-like).
Where is the cochlea located in ear?
The cochlea is located in the inner ear, in contact with the latter part of the 3 small bone structures that constitute the middle ear (the stirrup, hammer and anvil.)
The cochlea is a fluid -filled organ of the?
Ear!!
What is a cochlea and what is its role?
The cochlea is the inner ear. It transforms sound into a message the nerves can carry to the brain.
In your ear a part that looks like a coiled tube is the?
cochlea
What is inside an ear?
cochlea. eardrum. hammer. EAR WAX.
What part of the inner ear is spiral shaped?
cochela Cochlea
Describe the location and function of the eardrum and the cochlea?
the eardrum is in the middle ear and the cochlea is in the inner ear
What is the inner ear?
the cochlea
Where is cochlea found?
ear
Where in the ear is the auditory nerve?
it is in the cochlea of the inner ear
The cochlea is to the as the is to the eye for transduction?
The cochlea is to the EAR as the RETINA is to the eye for transduction?
What is the central part of the inner ear called?
i think it is the cochlea
In the ear the basilar membrane and hair cells are found in the?
In a part of the inner ear called the cochlea (snail-like).
Which part of the ear is the semicircular canals and cochlea?
The internal ear.
