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Hearing

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frequency (wavelength)   show
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Low frequency   show
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High frequency   show
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show Volume  
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show = Quiet  
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show = Loud  
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Auditory Canal (The Outer Ear)   show
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show thin layer of tissue that vibrates in response to sound waves.  
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show 3 bones of the middle ear: the incus, the malleus and the stapes/ transfer the sound wave from the eardrum to the oval window  
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show opening of the cochlea. / vibrates when it receives the sound waves and causes the fluid inside the cochlea to move.  
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show Coiled, bony, fluid-filled tube containing semicircular canals/ Fluid vibrations trigger nerve impulses  
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show Overlays the cochlea/ Ripples cause hair cells (cilia) to vibrate/ This is where transduction occurs!  
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Auditory Nerve ( The Inner Ear)   show
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show Damage to the cochlea’s hair cell receptors or the auditory nerve / people may hear sound but have trouble discerning what someone is saying. Conduction  
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show Damage to the mechanical system- eardrum and middle ear bones/ Less common  
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show Basilar membrane vibrates in synchrony with the pitch (wavelength)  
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Place Theory   show
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