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Transcribed Image Text:tube. A
The inner ear contains the
responsible for hearing.
anu stapes),
window connects the middle ear to the inner ear.
and
canals that are involved in dynamic equilibrium, the
that is involved with static equilibrium, and the
3. Match each structure in the box with its function (or description).
that is
hearing (receptors for hearing are located here)
concentrates sound waves
conducts sound waves to the tympanum
carries equilibrium signals to the brain
amplifies sound waves
static equilibrium
conducts sound waves to the inner ear
dynamic equilibrium (position of the body; rotation)
equalizes pressure in the tympanic cavity; meeting point of ear, nose,
throat.
conduct and amplify sound waves to the oval window
middle ear cavity
carries auditory signals to the brain
A. Auricle
B. auditory ossicles
C. oval window
D. semicircular canals
E. tympanic membrane
F. external
canal
G. auditory
auditory
(eustachian tube)
H. tympanic cavity
I. cochlea
J. vestibule
K. cochlear nerve
L. vestibular nerve
tube
C. PHYSIOLOGY OF HEARING
1. Where in the inner ear would you find the structure shown
in the figure to the right?
2. What is its function?
3. What type of receptor is this?
Tectorial
membrane
Hairs
(stereocilia)
Outer
hair cells
Supporting
cells
Basilar
membrane
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