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Chapter 15.5, Problem 3CYP
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To determine:
The process of translation of sound waves to nerve impulse by the spiral organ.
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The cochlea in mammals consists of a receptor-like organ called spiral organ or organ of Corti. It is composed of the strip of the epithelial cells that help in auditory signal transduction. It is located in the inner ear between the tympanic duct and the vestibular duct. There are small mechanosensory cells called hair cells.
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HUMAN BIOLOGY W/ACCESS
Ch. 15.1 - List the four categories of sensory receptors and...Ch. 15.1 - 2. Distinguish between perception and sensation.
Ch. 15.1 - Prob. 3LOCh. 15.1 - Prob. 1CYPCh. 15.1 - Prob. 2CYPCh. 15.1 - Prob. 3CYPCh. 15.2 - Prob. 1LOCh. 15.2 - Prob. 2LOCh. 15.2 - Prob. 3LOCh. 15.2 - Prob. 1CYP
Ch. 15.2 - Prob. 2CYPCh. 15.2 - Prob. 3CYPCh. 15.3 - Prob. 1LOCh. 15.3 - Prob. 2LOCh. 15.3 - Prob. 3LOCh. 15.3 - Identify the structures of the tongue and nose...Ch. 15.3 - Compare and contrast the function of the...Ch. 15.3 - Summarize the pathway of sensory information...Ch. 15.4 - Prob. 1LOCh. 15.4 - Prob. 2LOCh. 15.4 - Prob. 3LOCh. 15.4 - Prob. 4LOCh. 15.4 - Prob. 1CYPCh. 15.4 - Prob. 2CYPCh. 15.4 - Prob. 3CYPCh. 15.4 - Prob. 1BTHCh. 15.4 - Prob. 2BTHCh. 15.5 - Prob. 1LOCh. 15.5 - Prob. 2LOCh. 15.5 - Prob. 3LOCh. 15.5 - Prob. 1BTHCh. 15.5 - Prob. 2BTHCh. 15.5 - Identify the structures of the ear involved in...Ch. 15.5 - Describe the role of mechanoreceptors in the sense...Ch. 15.5 - Prob. 3CYPCh. 15.6 - Prob. 1LOCh. 15.6 - Prob. 2LOCh. 15.6 - Prob. 3LOCh. 15.6 - State the location and function of the structures...Ch. 15.6 - Prob. 2CYPCh. 15.6 - Contrast rotational and gravitational equilibrium...Ch. 15 - Prob. 1ACh. 15 - Prob. 2ACh. 15 - Prob. 3ACh. 15 - Prob. 4ACh. 15 - Prob. 5ACh. 15 - Prob. 6ACh. 15 - Prob. 7ACh. 15 - Prob. 8ACh. 15 - Prob. 9ACh. 15 - Prob. 10ACh. 15 - Prob. 11ACh. 15 - Label this diagram of a human ear. Outer earCh. 15 - Prob. 13ACh. 15 - Prob. 14ACh. 15 - Prob. 15ACh. 15 - Prob. 16ACh. 15 - 1.What receptors arc activated when we enjoy...Ch. 15 - Prob. 2TCCh. 15 - Some sensory receptors, such as those for taste,...Ch. 15 - Prob. 4TCCh. 15 - Prob. 5TCCh. 15 - Prob. 6TC
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