. List the sequence of events that occurs between the entry of asound wave into the external auditory canal and the firing of actionpotentials in the cochlear nerve?

Q: explain how pitch and loudness are encoded?

A: Loudness encoding: As a stimulus gets louder, the basilar membrane vibrates with greater amplitude,…

Q: Define about the Mechanoreceptors for hearing ?

A: Answer: Introduction: A mechanoreceptor, also known as a mechanoceptor, means a sensory cell which…

Q: Describe the cochlea and its function.

A: A pair of ears are the sensory organs involved in hearing and maintenance of equilibrium. The ear…

Q: Explain on what is the sense of audition (hearing) based on?

A: Audition (Hearing) Hearing, or audition, is that the transduction of sound waves into a neural…

Q: Explain how permanent hearing loss is caused by acuteotitis media, chronic otitis media, Ménière’s…

A: Ear is the external organ present that are used for hearing and balancing in the mammals. There are…

Q: Explain two ways in which permanent hearing loss maydevelop with ear infections.

A: Hearing is a mode of communication. Hearing loss is the inability to hear. Hearing loss can be the…

Q: Which parts of the hearing pathway can a cochlearimplant replace?

A: Different body organs work in a coordinated manner to maintain optimum body functioning. The ears…

Q: How does the structure of the inner ear allow for the perception of pitch? Of loudness?

A: The ear is the central organ for hearing. It is made up of 3 parts- outer ear, middle ear and inner…

Q: Describe how electrical stimulation is used in a cochlear implant, in motor prostheses, and in…

A: The cochlear implant, which uses electric currents to directly stimulate the auditory nerve in a…

Q: Identify which structures of the inner ear are responsiblefor gravitational equilibrium and for…

A: The ear is a body organ used for equilibrium and hearing. The sound waves transduction into neural…

Q: What are the functions of each of the two branches of the vestibulocochlear (VIII) nerve?

A: The cranial nerves are 12 nerve pairs that can be observed on the brain ventral surface. Some nerves…

Q: Describe the effect on vision of a tumor in the hypothalamus or pituitary gland that compresses the…

A: Visual information is passed from the axons of the ganglion cells to the brain through the optic…

Q: Define and describe decussation and indicate the first level within the Central Auditory Nervous…

A: Decussation is the crossing of the nerves. The word deca in Latin is the roman numeral for ten (X).…

Q: Does someone with an Auditory Processing Disorder have a hearing loss? If no, then what do they…

A: Ear is the organ responsible for perception of sounds and balance, specially in mammals. It consists…

Q: Explain how sounds of different intensities affect the function of the cochlea. How are different…

A: The nervous system is one of the vital systems of a body. The nervous system helps in the perception…

Q: Give a brief account of Mechanism of hearing.

A: Over the time, the evolution of hearing process has occurred that provides the critical essential…

Q: A concussion is a mild traumatic brain injury.  How might a concussion acutely affect hearing and…

A: *A concussion is  traumatic brain injury which will affects brain function Caused by a blow to the…

Q: What is the cochlea responsible for?

A: Question - What is the cochlea responsible for?

Q: Define the term Cochlea?

A: Cochlea:        The part of the inner ear involved in hearing is identified as the cochlea, which…

Q: Explain why Ménière’s syndrome causes both hearing lossand vertigo.

A: Humans have five special senses namely vision, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. Hearing is made by…

Q: race the visual projection pathways in the brain.

A: The visual system refers to the system that involves the visual sensory organ (eye) and components…

Q: Describe the types of hearing loss with an example of each.

A: Sound waves are waves that have the ability to travel through air and water. The properties of sound…

Q: Name the parts of the bony and membranous labyrinths in the internal ear, and discuss their basic…

A: Anatomical Position and Structure and their functions:  The inner ear is located within the…

Q: Describe the mechanism by which sound waves in the outerear are converted into nerve impulses in the…

A: Ear is an organ that convert the sound energy to mechanical energy to a nerve impulse. Ear consists…

Q: Describe the path of sound waves moving through the ear.

A: The ear is an sensory receptors can transduce sound vibrations with amplitudes. It divided into…

Q: 4. The cochlea features a membrane-covered opening called the round window, which separates the…

A: The sense organs are the extension of the nervous system. Thye help to perceive the internal and…

Q: Why is the occlusion effect occuring in patients with middle ear disorders?

A: Auditory masking occurs when the perception of one sound is affected by the presence of another…

Q: Name and define the stages of processing for our special senses.

A: There are three stages of special sensory processing. 1. Perception:- It is defined as activation of…

Q: What is the definition for Central Auditory Processing?

A: Auditory processing is a term used to describe what happens when your brain recognizes and…

Q: Distinguish between the functions of the semicircular canals and the cochlea.

A: Semicircular canal - Semicircular canal is a combination of three semicircular and interconnected…

Q: How elderly people with sensory dicline in hearing act as barrier to communication for senior…

A: Elderly people with communication disabilities are facing many challenges in various areas such as…

Q: Concept Map to describe the sound conduction pathway to the fluids of the inner ear?

A: Sound conduction pathway is a pathway in which sound signals are transmitted to the inner ear.

Q: What evidence suggests that absolute pitch depends on special experiences?

A: Absolute pitch refers to the ability to identify the pitch of a tone by hearing without a reference.…

Q: Describe other causes of conductive hearing loss

A: Definition: A conductive hearing loss can be defined as when a person ear can not conduct sound wave…

Q: Referring to the Fletcher-Munson curves shown, at approximately what frequency is the human ear most…

A: The Fletcher-Munson curves were discovered experimentally by Harvey Fletcher and Wilden A. Munson…

Q: Explain the mechanism of mechano-electrical coupling in cochlear hair cells and how cadherin…

A: Hair cells are present in the vestibular system, which reside in the inner region of the ear. These…

Q: What are the causes of hearingimpairment?

A: The ear is the sensory organ that detects the stimuli of hearing. Mechanoreceptors are present in…

Q: List in sequence the structures involved in the transmission of a sound wave to reach the auditory…

A: The human ear is one of very complex organ of the body. The outer ear, middle ear, and inner ear are…

Q: Explain Neural Pathways in Hearing?

A: The ear is referred to as the sensory organ of the body that is responsible for carrying out the…

Q: Regarding auditory physiology, what is the mechanism that generates an action potential and release…

A: Neurotransmitters are the chemical substances which transmit information from one neuron to another…

Q: Starting with the optic nerve, trace the action potential from the right temporal visual field to…

A: Hello! Since you have posted multiple questions, we are answering only first question. If you need…

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