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Title: !Fishes 2

Description: Sensory Perception: Structure and function of mechanoreception system: Elaborations of inner ear

Total Flash Cards: 5

Created: 11/10/2009 21:37:05

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weberian apparatus
 Definition
catfishes and minnows; bones modified from first few vertebrae and precesses
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weberian apparatus connects to
 Definition
gas bladder and labyrinth
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gas bladder function w/ weberian apparatus
 Definition
transducer: gas is compressible and pulsates w/ sound waves; motion translates to labyrinth by apparatus
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fishes w/ weberian apparatus
 Definition
much more sensitve to sound, esp in high frequencies
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role of weberian apparatus in sound perception
 Definition
not tested; removal of ossicles reduced sensitivity and bandwidth, dont know if ossicles actually move