Chapter 7 Flashcards
pitch
a perceptual dimension of sound; corresponds to the fundamental frequency
hertz
cycles per second
loudness
a perceptual dimension of sound; corresponds to intensity
timbre
a perceptual dimension of sound; corresponds to complexity
tympanic membrane
the eardrum
ossicle
one of the three bones of the middle ear
malleus
the hammer; the first of the three ossicles
incus
the anvil; second of the three ossicles
stapes
the stirrup; the last of the three ossicles
cochlea
the snail shaped structure of the inner ear that contains the auditory transducing mechanisms
oval window
an opening in the bone surrounding the cochlea that reveals a membrane, against which the baseplate of the stapes presses, transmitting sound vibrations into the fluid within the cochlea
organ of corti
the sensory organ on the basilar membrane that contains the auditory hair cells
hair cell
the receptive cell of the auditory apparatus
deiters’s cell
a supporting cell found in the organ of corti; sustains the auditory hair cells
basilar membrane
a membrane in the cochlea of the inner ear; contains the organ of corti
tectorial membrane
a membrane located above the basilar membrane; serves as a shelf against which the cilia of the auditory hair cells move
round window
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
cilia
the hairlike appendages of a cell involved in movement or in the transducing sensory information; found on the receptors in the auditory and vestibular system
tip link
an elastic filament that attaches the tip of one cilium to the side of the adjacent cilium
insertional plaque
the point of attachment of a tip link to a cilium
cochlear nerve
the branch of the auditory nerve that transmits auditory information from the cochlea to the brain
olivocochlear bundle
a bundle of efferent axons that travel from the olivary complex of the medulla to the auditory hair cells on the cochlea
cochlear nucleus
one of a group of nuclei in the medulla that receives auditory information from the cochlea
superior olivary complex
a group of nuclei in the medulla; involved with auditory functions, including localization of the source of sounds