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    The ear is divided into three parts - the outer, middle, and inner ear. The outer ear collects sound waves and directs them through the external auditory meatus to the eardrum. The middle ear contains three small bones that transmit vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear. The inner ear is a coiled tube filled with fluid called the cochlea that contains hair cells that detect sound vibrations and transmit signals to the brain. The middle ear protects the inner ear from loud sounds and amplifies quieter sounds. Not all sounds can be heard, as some are too high or low in frequency. Touch is sensed through various receptors in the skin like Meissner's corpuscles and Pac

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    The ear is divided into three parts - the outer, middle, and inner ear. The outer ear collects sound waves and directs them through the external auditory meatus to the eardrum. The middle ear contains three small bones that transmit vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear. The inner ear is a coiled tube filled with fluid called the cochlea that contains hair cells that detect sound vibrations and transmit signals to the brain. The middle ear protects the inner ear from loud sounds and amplifies quieter sounds. Not all sounds can be heard, as some are too high or low in frequency. Touch is sensed through various receptors in the skin like Meissner's corpuscles and Pac

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    Hearing: Somatic Senses

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    The ear is divided into three parts - the outer, middle, and inner ear. The outer ear collects sound waves and directs them through the external auditory meatus to the eardrum. The middle ear contains three small bones that transmit vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear. The inner ear is a coiled tube filled with fluid called the cochlea that contains hair cells that detect sound vibrations and transmit signals to the brain. The middle ear protects the inner ear from loud sounds and amplifies quieter sounds. Not all sounds can be heard, as some are too high or low in frequency. Touch is sensed through various receptors in the skin like Meissner's corpuscles and Pac

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    HEARING

    Structure of the Ear 1. External ear- is composed of the pinna, a large fold of skin and cartilage at both sides of the head. External auditory meatus- the hole of the ear that lies at the center of the pinna and averages about 7mm in diameter in adults. Eardrum- membranous diaphragm. Sounds- are successive compression and rare factions of air called sound waves. Tympanic membrane- transmitted as vibrations. Air filled cavity- malleus, incus and stapes of the inner ear

    2. Middle ear- (impedance matching) protects the inner ear from very intense sounds and amplifies sound waves in the process. 3. Inner ear- is a spiral tubular structure filled with auditory fluid called cochlea. Cochlear partition- divides cochlea tube into the scala vestibule and the scale tympani. Hair cells-(sound receptor) hair-like parts extending upward to tympanic canal.

    Auditory Stimulation Ultrasonic and subsonic sound- cannot be heard sound. Components of Auditory Stimulation Pitch Intensity
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    Exposure deafness- too much exposure to loud sounds.

    SOMATIC SENSES
    Touch-the sense that occurs in all body parts. Meissners corpuscle- the mechanism that give rise to the sense of touch.

    Pacinian corpuscle- large capsulated nerve endings sensitive to deep pressure

    Tactile stimulation- includes activating of nerve signal beneath the skins surface that inform the body of texture, temperature and other sensation.

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