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How does longitudinal waves in the air produce longitudinal waves in the cochlear fluid of the inner ear?
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The pressure wave in the air enters the ear canal and vibrates the tympanic membrane (the ear drum) the ear drum vibrates the malleus (hammer), the incus (anvil) and the stappes (stirrup) in the middle ear. These bonds vibrate the oval window (into the cochlea) and the oval window produces a pressure wave in the fluid in the inner ear.
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Why hear sound?
The vibration from sounds hit the tympanic membrane (ear drum), which in turns causes the ossicles (malleus, incus, and stapes) to amplify and send the signals to the cochlear (inner ear). The cochlear processes the sounds and sends the information through the Vestibulocochlear nerve to the brain.
Which type of hearing loss occurs when sound waves are prevented from passing from the air to the fluid-filled inner ear?
presbycusis
What is the difference between conduction deafness and perceptive deafness?
Conductive deafness is when the sound waves are prevented from reaching the inner ear. It can be because of wax in the outer canal, fluid inside it, or the tiny bones in the ear have seized up. With perceptive deafness, sound waves can reach the inner ear, though it is a disease of the nerves leading to the brain or a condition affecting the function of the inner ear. Most cases of deafness fall into the category of conductive and perceptive deafness, though other cases of deafness are as simple as the result of old age.
What is the different between inner and outer strength?
the difference of an inner and outer strength of a person is like for example inner: patients determine outer: muscles
Does the inner tub of a washing machine spins?
Yes, the inner tub agitates and spins.
Contains the organ of corti?
The organ of Corti is housed in an inner ear structure known as the cochlea.
Is cochlear part of the eye?
No, it's the main part of your inner ear.
Impulses are transmitted from the inner ear to the brainstem by way of the?
cochlear nerve
Where is the spiral organ of Corti found?
the inner ear, specifically the cochlear duct
How does your hearing work?
Sound vibrates the inner ear to stimulate hairs in the cochlear.
What part of the ear does the cochlear implant replace?
the inner ear (the cochlea, as the name says...)
What are the sensory receptors called that detect change?
It is the Vestibular System, a series of fluid filled tubes in the inner ear that connect with each other and the cochlear duct containing hair cells that detect changes in motion.
How does the cochlea in the ear work?
The cochlea of the inner ear contains a membranous tube called the cochlear duct. This duct is filled with fluid that vibrates when the sound waves from the stirrup (stapes) bone strike against it. In the cochlear duct are delicate cells which make up the organ of Corti. These hair-like cells pick up the vibrations caused by sound waves against the fluid, then they transmit them through the auditory nerve to the hearing center of the brain.
Where is the vestibulocochlear nerve situated?
extends from the inner ear to the brain and is made up of a vestibular branch, often called the vestibular nerve, and a cochlear branch, called the cochlear nerve. The vestibular and cochlear nerves lie next to one another
What are the three layers of smooth muscle that form the wall of the vas deferens?
outer layer ============= longitudinal middle layer================ circular inner layer============ longitudinal
The receptors for hearing and equilibrium are located in the?
The cilia or hair cells that are found in between the tectorial and basilar membranes, which make up the organ of corti a part of the inner ear.
Inner circular and outer longitudinal layers are characteristic of the layer of the digestive tract?
muscularis
