TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Hearing & Equilibrium A1 - Barrett, Kim E. A1 - Barman, Susan M. A1 - Boitano, Scott A1 - Reckelhoff, Jane F. PY - 2017 T2 - Ganong's Medical Physiology Examination & Board Review AB - OBJECTIVESAfter studying this chapter, you should be able to:Describe the components and functions of the external, middle, and inner ear.Describe the way that movements of molecules in the air are converted into impulses generated in hair cells in the cochlea.Explain the roles of the tympanic membrane, the auditory ossicles (malleus, incus, and stapes), and scala vestibule in sound transmission.Explain how auditory impulses travel from the cochlear hair cells to the auditory cortex.Explain how pitch, loudness, and timbre are coded in the auditory pathways.Describe the various forms of deafness and the tests used to distinguish between them.Explain how the receptors in the semicircular canals detect rotational acceleration and how the receptors in the saccule and utricle detect linear acceleration.List the major sensory inputs that provide the information that is synthesized in the brain into the sense of position in space. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1142554680 ER -