Audition

Question 1

Structures important for hearing?

Answer 1

Membrane (ear drum)

Cochlea

Auditory ossicles

Question 2

Structures important for equilibrium?

Answer 2

Semicircular canals

Question 3

Hearing in Blind people ?

Answer 3

Some blind people can learn to use “flash sonar “ (echo-location) to “see” their surroundings

Question 4

Frequency of sound?

Answer 4

The frequency of sound determines its pitch (high/low)

Wavelengths and amplitude

Question 5

Auditory illusions

Answer 5

They exist because many people can’t tell when the pitch changes and the sequence starts over