Human Biology (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Cecie Starr, Beverly McMillan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 14, Problem 2CT
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To suggest: The reason why rupture of eardrum is necessary to cure a chronic middle-ear infection in Person M.
Introduction: The ear is the hearing organ that detects sound and the movements of the brain. The stimulus is transduced into nerve signals. Nerve signals are then transmitted by the vestibular nerve (eighth cranial nerve) and they result in the sensation of hearing and equilibrium. Anatomically, the ear is divided into three distinct regions, namely external ear, middle ear, and inner ear.
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Human Biology (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 14 - When a receptor cell detects a specific kind of...Ch. 14 - Name six categories of sensory receptors and the...Ch. 14 - How do somatic sensations differ from special...Ch. 14 - Explain where free nerve endings are located in...Ch. 14 - Prob. 5RQCh. 14 - What are the stimuli for taste receptors?Ch. 14 - How do smell signals arise and reach the brain?Ch. 14 - Label the parts of the ear:Ch. 14 - In the ear, sound waves cause the tympanic...Ch. 14 - Label the parts of the eye:
Ch. 14 - How does the eye focus the light rays of an image?...Ch. 14 - A __________is a specific form of energy that can...Ch. 14 - Awareness of a stimulus is called a ________.Ch. 14 - ____________ is understanding what particular...Ch. 14 - A sensory system is composed of __________. a....Ch. 14 - ___________detect energy associated with changes...Ch. 14 - Detecting substances present in the body fluids...Ch. 14 - Which of the special senses is based on the...Ch. 14 - Rods differ from cones in the following ways: a....Ch. 14 - The outer layer of the eye includes...Ch. 14 - The inner layer of the eye includes the...Ch. 14 - Your visual field is ______________. a. a...Ch. 14 - Match each of the following terms with the...Ch. 14 - Prob. 1CTCh. 14 - Prob. 2CTCh. 14 - Jill is diagnosed with sensorineural deafness, a...Ch. 14 - Larry goes to the doctor complaining that he cant...Ch. 14 - In a rock climber like the man pictured in Figure...
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