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1
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Movement of the tympanic membrane causes…

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Movement of the auditory ossicles against the oval window of the cochlea

2
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Movement of stapes at the oval window causes…

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pressure waves to be established in the perilymph of the cochlea

3
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Pressure waves within the perilymph travel to…

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the round window

4
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How is information about frequency gained?

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Sounds of different frequencies maximally distort the basilar membrane at different points- this allows information about sound to be converted to information about position

5
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How is information on the intensity of sound gained?

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Number of hair cells which depolarise

6
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Vibration of the basilar membrane causes…

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Hair cells to vibrate against the tectorial membrane, causing depolarization of hair cells

7
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How is information about frequency and intensity of sound conveyed to the CNS?

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Via the cochlear branch of CN VIII.

8
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Where do sensory neurones from the cochlea synapse?

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Cochlear nucleus

9
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From the cochlear nucleus, where does sound information go?

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Superior olivary nucleus of the pons

Inferior colliculus of the midbrain

10
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Function of the superior olivary nucleus

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localization of sound

11
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Function of the inferior colliculus

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direct a variety of unconscious motor responses to sound

12
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Where in the thalamus does ascending sensory information synapse?

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Medial geniculate nucleus

13
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In what sense is the primary auditory cortex a “map” of the Organ of Corti?

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Information about high-frequency and low-frequency sounds are delivered to particular segments of the cortex