The attenuation reflex partially protects the cochlea from the damaging stapes vibrations caused by a very loud sound. It provides a partial reduction of the intensity of only 40 dB. It decreases the person’s...
The cochlea is a cone-shaped spiral bony canal, 3.5 cm long that makes 2¾ turns around a bony axis, the modiolus which houses the spiral ganglion of the cochlear nerve. In histological sections, the...
Human ears detect sounds, and they maintain balance, The receptors for two sensory modalities (hearing and equilibrium) are housed in the ear, Hearing & equilibrium depend on the hair cells, two types of equilibrium...
