Week 10 Flashcards
1
Q
Frequency
A
Pitch
2
Q
Sound
A
Pressure waves
3
Q
Wavelength
A
Distance in space between successive compressions. Pitch
4
Q
Amplitude
A
Height of sound wave, how much force used to create sound. Loudness
5
Q
Timbre
A
How many distinct waves are mixed together
6
Q
Cochlea
A
Inner ear
7
Q
Organ of corti
A
Contains hair cells
8
Q
Trap door mechanism
A
Let’s potassium in and depolarizes hair cells
9
Q
Inner hair cell
A
Synapses with afferent fiber
10
Q
Outer hair cell
A
Synapse with efferent fiber
11
Q
Physical scale of sound intensity
A
Decibel scale. Not linear
12
Q
Measurement methods
A
Minimum audible pressure vs minimum audible field
13
Q
Frequency range
A
Lowest-highest sound frequencies that can be heard by given species. Threshold varies as a function of sound frequency
14
Q
Dynamic range
A
Intensity
15
Q
Amplitude
A
Loudness
