schematic representation of hearing
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Answer:
| Schematic representation of the auditory system.
Explanation:
The human ear is composed of three sections—
the outer,
middle and
inner ears.
The inner ear is made up of the spiral-shaped cochlea, where endolymph (blue) and perilymph (green) reside.
The organ of Corti (purple), responsible for relaying sound via specialized hair cells, is arranged tonotopically, where high (base) and low (apex) frequencies are processed in separate locations.
The mammalian inner ear consists of two types of sensory receptor organs, which include the
hair cells (light blue) and supporting cells (white).
The hair cells that make up the auditory sensory epithelia in the cochlea is also known as the organ of Corti, whereas the saccule, utricle and cristae make up the vestibular epithelia.
The vestibular epithelia include alternating outer hair cells and supporting cells.
In the organ of Corti within the cochlea, one row of inner hair cells is associated with three rows of outer hair cells.
Supporting cells such as the pillar and Deiters' cells make up the rest of the organ of Corti.
( Obtained from researchgate )
