22 - Auditory System

Question 1

Windows of the cochlea

Answer 1

Oval window - receives vibrations

Round window - external relief valve

Question 2

Auditory pathway

Answer 2

spiral ganglion in cochlea -> VIII nerve -> cochlear nuclei (medulla) -> superior olive buclei (both sides) -> lateral lemniscus -> inferior colliculus -> MGN of thalamus -> primary auditory cortex