Hearing and the Structure of the Ear Answers

The __________ sends sound vibrations to the inner ear.

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows.A professor at the college explained to his students that this theory of hearing is similar to piano strings. If you sound a note with a tuning fork near a piano, the piano string tuned to that note will vibrate. Of which theory of hearing was the above an example?

One of the drawbacks of the place theory is that it fails to adequately explain pitch perception of __________ frequency sounds.

The ossicles (the three tiny bones in the middle ear) are responsible for __________.

The cochlea is responsible for __________.

The outer ear channels sound waves down the external __________ to the __________, a tight membrane that vibrates in response to sound waves.

Cochlear implants are surgically implanted electronic devices that send __________.

Scientific research shows that birds are capable of regenerating their hair cells.

Sound waves are detected by the pinna, or the outer part of the ear.

The __________ sends sound vibrations to the inner ear.

The ossicles are the three smallest bones in the human body.

Scientific research shows that birds are capable of regenerating their hair cells.

When the Victor Frankenstein was making his Monster, he forgot to include the __________, an important structure of the ear needed to change sound waves into signals the brain can process and interpret.

The loudness of a sound is measured in units called "hertz." Please select the best answer from the choices provided

In the inner ear, a coiled tube called the __________ contains the receptor cells for hearing.

The majority of sounds people hear are a mixture of frequencies and amplitudes.