Tiny crystals called --- in the inner ear are involved in maintaining equilibrium.  A. crista ampullaris B. semicircular canals C. saccules. D. otoliths

A cochlear implant can restore hearing in individuals with damages to the cochlea. There are four main parts to a cochlear implant: processor, electrode array, transmitter, and microphone. 1. a microphone picks up sound from the environment2. a speech processor selects and arranges sounds picked up by the microphone. 3. a transmitter and receiver/stimulator receive signals from the speech processor and convert them into electric impulses. 4.  the impulses from the stimulator are collected by an electrode array and sent to the auditory nerve. Which human ear structure is most similar in function to the electrode array? Explain.

Another function of the middle ear is to protect the inner ear from intesne sounds. This phenomenon is called the stapedial reflex, and results in the attenuation (decrease) of sound pressure reaching the inner ear. this reflex is consensual, which means that it....

The function of structure 4, the round window, is to _________.   bulge outward to give the fluid of the inner ear somewhere to go when the stapes pushes inward transmit sound from the ear ossicles of the middle ear to the hair cells of the inner ear amplify the sound wave as it is transmitted from the typanic membrane to the ear ossicles prevent fluid in the middle ear from entering the inner ear while allowing sound transmission