Sound and ear Flashcards
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What is sound
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Important for evolution = communication
Sound comes from pressure flucatuations in air
=compression and refractioon
2
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Tuning fork
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Changes in air pressure
3
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Describe amplitude
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4
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Describe shape of sound wave
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5
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Describe frequency - Gen
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6
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Describe sound pressure
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7
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Describe loudness
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8
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0db
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9
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Describe logarithmic scaling of sound scale
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10
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Describe loudness - specifically
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11
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Define pitch
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12
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Define frequency
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13
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What are pure tones
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14
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Describe audibility scale
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15
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Describe equal lowness curve
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16
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Explain equal loudness curve
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17
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Describe complex sounds
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18
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What do many sounds have
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19
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Describe harmonic spectrum - Gen
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20
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Describe harmonic spectrum - fundamental frequency
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21
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Describe harmonic spectrum - timbre
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22
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Describe harmonic spectrum - jump rope ex
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23
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Lowest perceived pitch
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24
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Define auditory canal
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Describe tympanic membrane
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Describe ossicles
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What makes up outer ear
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Describe cochlea
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Describe oval window
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Describe round window
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Describe cochlear auditory nerve
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Describe tensor tympani muscle
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Describe middle ear
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What is sound transduction
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Describe organ of corti
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Describe basilar membrane
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Describe tectorial membrane e
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Describe hair cells
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How do hair cells create action potentials
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Describe cochlear place code
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Cochlear place code = cochlear base
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Cochlear place code =cochlear apex
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Describe temporal encoding of frequency = describe
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Volley principle
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Describe system in general - which sides of brain
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Define cochlear nucleus
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Define superior olive
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Describe inferior colliculus
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Describe medial geniculate nucleus
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Describe primary auditory cortex
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Describe tonotopy
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Describe belt region
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Describe parabelt region
Ad
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Describe where pathway
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Describe what pathway
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What interacts with what and where pathways
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Speed of sound through air and water
Air = 340m/s
Water = 1500m/s
