Hearing Flashcards
(15 cards)
0
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Volume
A
How soft or loud a noise is. (amplitude)
1
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Pitch
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Wave lengths (frequency)
2
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Timbre
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Richness in tone
3
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Hertz
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Waves per second. Measurement if frequency
4
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Pinna
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Concentration if soundwaves
5
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Auditory canal
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Ear canal. To eardrum.
6
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Cochlea
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Filled with fluid. Fluid vibrate and surrounds membrane.
7
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Basilar mambrane
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Resting place of Corti
8
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Corti
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Hair cells
9
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Auditory nerve
A
Axons of all receptor nerves from hair cells
10
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Place theory
A
Location where sound hits ear
11
Q
Frequency theory
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How frequent sound hits
12
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Conduction hearing impairment
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Vibrations cannot be passed to cochlea from eardrum
13
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Nerve hearing impairment
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Auditory pathways and cortical areas if brain
14
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Cochlear implant
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Microphone implanted just behind ear. Picks up sound from surrounding environment.
