NEUROSCIENCE: AUDITORY SYSTEM
Introduction: Transducter Function of the Ear

INTRODUCTION

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Terms
external auditory canal = external auditory meatus
eardrum = tympanic membrane
auditory tube = Eustatian tube

A. Transducer Function of Ear: to convert sound (pressure) waves in the range 20 - 20,000 hz (hertz, cycles/second) into an action potential pattern that permits sensation of the incident sound and a recognition of its parameters

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