Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780134580999
Author: Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn
Publisher: PEARSON
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Stereocilia are ______.

 

Question 62 options:

 

the first synapse in the auditory nerve

 

connections that the cochlea has to the outer ear

 

the hair-like parts of the hair cells on the top of the inner and outer hair cells

 

cells that sharpen and amplify the responses of the inner hair cells

 

When a complex sound reaches the basilar membrane, one can expect that ______.

 

Question 63 options:

 

the sound is dampened by stereocilia in the oval window

 

the sound will be processed on Reissner's membrane, not the basilar membrane

 

the basilar membrane will displace at multiple points

 

the cochlea will unwind just a bit to allow hair cells to reach the sound

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