7.3

Question 1

Basilar membrane

Answer 1

A membrane in the cochlea of the inner ear;
contains the organ of Corti.

Question 2

Tectorial membrane

Answer 2

A membrane located above the basilar membrane; serves as a shelf against which the
cilia of the auditory hair cells move

Question 3

Round window

Answer 3

An opening in the bone
surrounding the cochlea of the inner ear
that permits vibrations to be transmitted,
via the oval window, into the fluid in the
cochlea

Question 4

Cilia

Answer 4

The hairlike appendages of a cell
involved in movement or in transducing
sensory information; found on the
receptors in the auditory and vestibular
system