hearing articles
What is the typical frequency range for human hearing in healthy young people?
What is the specific term used for sound frequencies below the 20 Hz lower limit?
What region of sound frequencies lies above the typical human hearing maximum of 20 kHz?
What is the scientific term describing age-related high-frequency hearing loss?
Where on the basilar membrane are the structures located that vibrate best in response to high-frequency sound waves?
What physical characteristics allow the cochlear structures dedicated to bass tones to vibrate effectively?
What inherent physical quality of the base segments of the basilar membrane dictates the maximum frequency humans can hear?
Which frequency range does the outer ear naturally act as an amplifier for?
What characteristic is needed for low frequencies to register as distinct hearing rather than just physical sensation?
Approximately how long is a 20 Hz sound wave in air?
Which part of the auditory system is most susceptible to premature permanent damage from loud sounds?
What is the primary function of the pinna (auricle) in hearing?
What structure separates the external auditory canal from the middle ear?
Which three bones form the ossicles chain in the middle ear?
What is the essential task performed by the ossicles system?
How do the ossicles achieve mechanical amplification of sound energy?
What principle explains how different sections of the basilar membrane respond selectively to different sound frequencies?
Where does the physical conversion of mechanical vibration into an electrical signal occur?
What specific mechanical action triggers the opening of ion channels in hair cells?
Where does the auditory nerve initially transmit encoded electrical impulses after leaving the inner ear?