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What is Electrical nerve stimulation also called?
Electrical nerve stimulation is also known as neuromodulation. It involves using electrical currents to stimulate nerves in order to treat various medical conditions, such as chronic pain or movement disorders.
Do starfish have scales?
No, starfish do not have scales. They have a hard, calcareous exoskeleton composed of tiny plates called ossicles. These ossicles provide structure and protection to the starfish's body.
Do ossicles equalize pressure?
No, auditory ossicles amplify and transmit sound vibrations. The auditory tube is the place where the air pressure in the middle ear can be equalized by bringing air in from or out to the pharynx or throat.
How can prevent the accommodation in nerve stimulation?
To prevent accommodation in nerve stimulation, vary the frequency or amplitude of the stimulus over time. This can help to maintain the effectiveness of the stimulation and prevent the nerve from becoming desensitized. It's also important to have a proper rest period between stimulation sessions to allow the nerve to recover.
What causes the auditory ossicles to vibrate?
The sound waves, coming through the auditory canal, strike the tympanic membrane (eardrum).The eardrum vibrates because of the soundwaves.This vibration is picked up by the ossicles and transmitted through the middle ear to the oval window.Therefore it is the soundwaves causing the eardrum to vibrate that ultimately makes the ossicles vibrate.
What bony plates make up starfish skeleton?
It is the ossicles :)
What are some good options in order to do a brain stimulation?
Brain stimulation can actually be done with surgery involving implants. Stimulation therapies are much safer (and noninvasive) when using electricity and magnets.
What is fusion of the ossicles?
Fusion or fixation of the ossicles is where one or more of the three auditory ossicles cannot transmit sound vibrations for a variety of reasons. This does cause "conduction" deafness or hearing loss.
What are ambulacral ossicles?
In a starfish, the ambulacral ossicles are little calcified bony plates covering the radial canal.
Which is the correct order of the steps involved in hearing an auditory message?
The correct order is sound waves entering the ear canal, then causing vibrations on the eardrum, which in turn moves the ossicles in the middle ear. The movement of the ossicles transfers the vibrations to the cochlea in the inner ear, where they are converted into electrical signals to be sent to the brain for processing.
Do echinoderms have ossicles?
YES, but it is not the same "ossicles" that are found in the mammal ear. Echinoderm ossicles are small calcium-matrix plates that make up the dermis or endoskeleton of the echinoderm. They provide protection and support to the underlying tissue.
What calcium - rich formation builds the internal skeleton of echinoderms?
Ossicles
How is hearing loss related to the ossicles?
If there is a change to the basic structure or functioning ability of your auditory ossicles, this would result in Conductive Deafness as the ossicles will not be able to transmit and amplify the sound vibrations from the tympanic membrane to the oval window.
Does the sea cucumber have only a few ossicles?
The word "ossicle" means "little bone" The sea cucumber has calcified structures just under the skin which are called microscopic ossicles or sclerietes. There are many of these ossicles which are remnants of a previous endoskeleton.
Skeletal plates in starfish?
They make up the skeleton and protect internal structures.
Do cows need anal stimulation to conceive?
Yes they absolutely do in order to conceive.
What can be caused by the fracture of one or more of the auditory ossicles?
One cause of "Conductive Hearing Loss" can be due to the trauma and subsequent fracture of one or more ossicles, as well as the fracture of the temporal bone which houses the middle ear with its ossicles. Conductive deafness is due to the inability of the ossicles to conduct the sound vibrations from the tympanic membrane to the oval window.
