ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY LL W/CONNECT ACCESS
ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY LL W/CONNECT ACCESS
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The macula is the swelling or thickening in the walls of utricle. Being the part of utricle it is also known as the utricular macula. Utricle contains vestibular hair cells that make the person to detect changes in the effect of gravity and longitudinal acceleration.

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Which of the following is accurate about the maculae of the vestibular apparatus? a. They detect rotational movements of the head. b. They are located in the semicircular canal. c. Nerve signals are generated when the otolithic membrane bends the stereocilia of the hair cells. d. They are the organs of hearing.
Which of the following statements are true of the ear? (Read carefully and select all the correct statements.)   A. The cochlea contains the receptors for hearing. B. The auditory bones, in the order they vibrate, are the malleus, incus, and stapes. C. The nerves for hearing and equilibrium are the ninth cranial nerves. D. The eardrum is at the end of the ear canal. E. The receptors that detect movement of the head are hair cells in the organ of Corti. F. The four semicircular canals have hair cells that respond to gravity. G. Air pressure in the middle ear cavity is regulated by the mastoid sinus. H. The auditory areas are in the temporal lobes.
which statements are true about the Auditory Structures and Functions a. The external ear consists of the auricle and external acoustic meatus.  b. The middle ear connects the external and inner ears. The tympanic membrane is stretched across the external acoustic meatus.  c. The malleus, incus, and stapes connect the tympanic membrane to the oval window of the outer ear. d. The auditory tube connects the middle ear to the pharynx and functions to equalize pressure.

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