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Anatomy/Physiology of Hearing

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Composite of the responses of a single fiber at each frequency of presentation
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How the ear changes acoustic energy into electrochemical energy
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Neurons require a higher intensity and encompass the higher end of our auditory range of signal intensity
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Bone of the middle ear directly attached to the tympanic membrane
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Voltage potential differences that can be measured from the cochlea at rest
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Forms the curled margin of the pinna, marking its most distal borders
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Quality of a neuron wherein it responds to the period of the stimulus
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The process associated with hearing
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Resistance to the flow of energy
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Allows communication between the scala tympani and the middle ear
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Forms the floor of the scala media, separating the scala media from the scala tympani
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Responsible for primary reception of the auditory signal and is divided into three portions
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Important for the localization of sound in space
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Allows communication between the scala vestibule and the middle ear space
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When high-frequency sounds are resolved at the base of the cochlea, with progressively lower frequency sounds processed at higher positions of the cochlea
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Respond at very low signal levels and display random firing even when no stimulus is present
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Region of the auditory cortex that surrounds the core area for auditory reception
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Bone of the middle ear directly attached to the tympanic membrane
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Articulates with the oval window
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Muscle that pulls the stapes posteriorly