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1 kwi 2023 · The cochlea is a fluid-filled, spiral-shaped cavity found in the inner ear that plays a vital role in the sense of hearing and participates in the process of auditory transduction. Sound waves are transduced into electrical impulses that the brain can interpret as individual sound frequencies.
30 paź 2023 · The cochlea is a component of the labyrinth of the internal ear that is responsible for hearing. It is a hollow, spirally coiled chamber inside the temporal bone that makes 2.75 turns around its axis, which is called the modiolus.
The cochlea is the part of the inner ear involved in hearing. It is a spiral-shaped cavity in the bony labyrinth, in humans making 2.75 turns around its axis, the modiolus.
10 maj 2024 · The cochlea is a fluid-filled, spiral-shaped cavity found in the inner ear. It plays an important role in the function of hearing. Conditions associated with the cochlea include sensorineural hearing loss, acoustic neuroma, and tinnitus.
4 mar 2024 · The primary function of the cochlea is to transduce sound waves into neural signals. Sound waves enter the inner ear through the oval window, causing vibrations in the perilymph of the scala vestibuli.
14 gru 2022 · The cochlea houses the cochlea duct of the membranous labyrinth – the auditory part of the inner ear. It twists upon itself around a central portion of bone called the modiolus, producing a cone shape which points in an anterolateral direction.
10 wrz 2024 · The cochlea contains the sensory organ of hearing. It bears a striking resemblance to the shell of a snail and in fact takes its name from the Greek word for this object. The cochlea is a spiral tube that is coiled two and one-half turns around a hollow central pillar, the modiolus.
