Biomedical core

Pressure waves=

Wavelength=frequency=

Amplitude=

Pitch is the ______ of sound waves.

The basilar membrane is "tuned" to vibrate the most at a certain frequency

A small patch of hair cells code for a particular frequency, this is called

Surprisingly, the only place in the brain that calculates the location of sounds is the ______ _____ ______, in the medulla where microsecond differences in the arrival of sound between the two ears are used to determine the source of sounds.

Auditory Pathways to Brain

Vestibular sense is the sense of

Static Equilibrium (linear acceleration) is used to

Dynamic Equilibrium (angular acceleration) is used to

Static equilibrium, or head tilt, is coded in receptive organs called

Maculae are found in two enlargements of the semicircular canals, the

Inner Ear Structures:
Semicircular Canals (balance)

The ____ and _____ are at the junction between the semicircular canals and cochlea. Like the spiral organ, these contain_____ _____.

Hairs embedded in gelationous otolith membrane with otoliths on top.

There are three semicircular canals, one for each

As the head swivels, fluid in semicircular canals sloshes around and activates hair cells in

As the signal from the vestibular apparatus is sent to the brain, the cerebellum calculates a

Eyes move in a characteristic flicking pattern called

The _______ system makes an important contribution to the sense of balance and body position in space

Vestibular Pathways to Brain:

There is integration with other somatic senses