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        | the outer ear is composed of what 2 sturcutres |  | Definition 
 
        | external auditory meatus, pinna |  | 
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        | vibrations are transmitted through the air to what |  | Definition 
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        | what separates the middle from the outer ear |  | Definition 
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        | vibrations at the tympanic membrane are transmitted via what to the inner ear |  | Definition 
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        | what is the ossicle that is attached to the tympanic membrane |  | Definition 
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        | what transmits the vibrations from the malleus to the stapes |  | Definition 
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        | the footplate of the stapes is connected to what |  | Definition 
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        | zone at which bony vibration is converted to pressure waves within the fluid of the inner ear |  | Definition 
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        | what is the role of the ossicle system |  | Definition 
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        | sound waves are increased in energy by a factor of nearly what as vibrations pass from teh outer ear to the inner ear |  | Definition 
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        | ultimate receptor of acoustic stimuli |  | Definition 
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        | bony center of the cochlea |  | Definition 
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        | the cochlear canal is divided into how many chambers |  | Definition 
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        | what are the 3 chambers of the cochlear canal |  | Definition 
 
        | scala vestibuli, cochlear duct, scala tympani |  | 
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        | which cochlear canal chamber is aligned with the oval window at the base of the cochlea |  | Definition 
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        | what is the superior 3rd of the cochlear canal |  | Definition 
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        | the scala vestibuli is separated from teh cochlear duct by what |  | Definition 
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        | the scala vestibuli is continuous with the scala tympani at this aparture |  | Definition 
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        | sound vibrates the air, these vibrations enter what first |  | Definition 
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        | the external auditory meatus carries sound to what strcuture |  | Definition 
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        | the tympanic membrane transmits vibrations to what next |  | Definition 
 
        | ossicles (malleus to incus to stapes) |  | 
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        | the ossicles transmit sound vibration to where next |  | Definition 
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        | the oval window transmits vibrations to where |  | Definition 
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        | the scala vestibuli transmits the vibrations where next |  | Definition 
 
        | through the basilar membrane |  | 
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        | vibrations travel through the basilar membrane to where next |  | Definition 
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        | inferior chamber of the cochlear canal |  | Definition 
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        | the scala tympani is separated from the cochlear duct by what |  | Definition 
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        | scala tympani and scala vestibuli are both filled with what |  | Definition 
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        | the round window is aligned with what structure |  | Definition 
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        | prevent undue dampening of acoustic waves traveling within the fluid of the cochlea |  | 
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        | intermediate chamber of the cochlea |  | Definition 
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        | cochlear duct houses this specialized organ |  | Definition 
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        | cochlear duct contains what type of fluid |  | Definition 
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        | what secretes endolymph within the cochlear duct |  | Definition 
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        | what does the organ of corti consist of |  | Definition 
 
        | basilar membrane upon which sits two rows of hair cells and some non-neural supporting cells |  | 
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        | what is the role of the hair cells of the organ of corti |  | Definition 
 
        | transduce acoustic energy to neural signals |  | 
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        | the cilia of the hair cells of the organ or corti are embedded in what |  | Definition 
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        | the distortion of hair cells results in what |  | Definition 
 
        | generator potentials that may result in action potential formation at the dendrites of cochlear nerve fibers |  | 
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        | cell bodies of the cochlear nerve are located where |  | Definition 
 
        | cochlear (spiral) ganglion |  | 
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        | the cochlear (spiral) ganlgion is embedded in what |  | Definition 
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        | peripheral processes of teh cochlear nerve synapse with what |  | Definition 
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        | central processes of the cochlear nreve form what |  | Definition 
 
        | cochlear (auditory) nerve (CN VIII, cochlear division) |  | 
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        | role of the superior olivary nucleus: 1st role |  | Definition 
 
        | processing of auditory information for localization of sound |  | 
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        | role of the superior olivary nucleus: 2nd role |  | Definition 
 
        | send efferent axons to CN VIII that synapse on outer hair cells of the cochlea and some spiral ganglion dendrites, modulates sound transduction |  | 
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        | axons from the medial geniculate body synapse on what lobe |  | Definition 
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        | axons from the medial geniculate body synapse in the temporal lobe on what |  | Definition 
 
        | transverse temporal gyri of Heschl |  | 
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        | where is the transverse temporal gyri of heschl located |  | Definition 
 
        | superior temporal gyrus within the lateral fissure |  | 
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        | destruction of auditory cortex on one side will usually result in what |  | Definition 
 
        | impairment of the ability to localize sound |  | 
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