NMH 12(new one)

Question 1

Describe how aduitory information is transmitted from the hair cells to the cochlear nuclei

Answer 1

s20-22

Question 2

Illustrate how hearing is the most sensitive of our senses and the significance of the frequecy range of the ear. Explain the use of of the terms pitch and timbre , and how the Db scale came along.

Answer 2

s5-7

Question 3

Explain the different causes of conductive hearing loss

Answer 3

s11

Question 4

Explain the evidence for the active process of hair cells , and explain the aspects of the active process

Answer 4

s16-19

Question 5

Describe the action of cochlear implants

Answer 5

s24

Question 6

Explain the role of the ossicles of the middle ear

Answer 6

s8-10

Question 7

Describe the main causes of hearing losss

Answer 7

s4

Question 8

Desscribe and explain how sound travels and is manipulated from the cochlear nuclei to the cerebral cortext, give in depth details of the roles of all the structures involved

Answer 8

s25-32

Question 10

Explain how basilar membrane works, and give the details of the energy transefer consequences that take place after

Answer 10

s12-17

Question 11

Describe what can happen in a sensorineural hearing loss

Answer 11

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