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Title: Sound waves and the nerve impulses created by them follow which pathway through
Post by: amer157 on Oct 23, 2011
Sound waves and the nerve impulses created by them follow which pathway through the ear?

a) eardrum > cochlea >ossicles>auditory nerve
b) ossicles>eustachian tube>semicircular canals>auditory nerve
c)ossicles>cochlea>tympanic membrane>auditory nerve
d)eardrum>ossicles>organ of corti>auditory nerve


Title: Re: Sound waves and the nerve impulses created by them follow which pathway through
Post by: duddy on Oct 23, 2011
c)ossicles --> cochlea --> tympanic membrane --> auditory nerve

What did you put?


Title: Re: Sound waves and the nerve impulses created by them follow which pathway through
Post by: duddy on Sep 15, 2016
Just so no one is led astray, the correct answer is D, not C. This is because soundwaves entering the ear first hit the tympanic membrane before both the ossicles and cochela.

Thanks @HypodermicSally