The figure shows the auditory thresholds for the basilar membrane and a Type I auditory nerve fiber,and suggests that
A) frequency tuning of Type I auditory nerve fibers can be almost entirely accounted for by frequency tuning of the basilar membrane.
B) frequency tuning of Type I auditory nerve fibers is unrelated to frequency tuning of the basi- lar membrane.
C) movement of the basilar membrane cannot account for activity in Type I auditory nerve fibers.
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Q21: A high-fidelity loudspeaker creates sound when a
Q22: The outer hair cells
A)lack stereocilia unlike the
Q23: The organ of Corti has three critical
Q24: Shearing force occurs on the stereocilia of
Q25: For frequencies between 4,000 Hz and 8,000Hz,audiograms
Q27: The basilar membrane is at its apex
Q28: True or False: Any sound source (loudspeaker,human
Q29: The inner hair cells
A)lack stereocilia.
B)amplify and sharpen
Q30: The motile response occurs due to the
Q31: The basilar membrane is at its base
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