Question

The cochlea is a membranous labyrinth containing structures essential for the propagation of sound waves to the cochlear nerve, which transmits the stimulus to the auditory cortex for neural interpretation. what is the function of the basilar membrane, hair cells, and tectorial membrane

Answer 1

1. Hearing receptors are embedded in the basilar membrane.

2. Hearing receptors are associated with the basilar membrane by supporting cells.

3. As a result of this vibration, hair cells are bent.

4. Hearing receptors are known as hair cells.

5. Sound waves make the basilar membrane to vibrate first.

6. The composition that bends the hearing receptors, but does not vibrate itself is a tectorial membrane.