Dissertation Writers: describe tectorial membrane contribution to hearing
Auditory System
Choose one part of the human ear (or ears in other animals or the auditory pathways) and describe its contribution to hearing.
Try not to duplicate what another class member has chosen. You have many choices:
pinna
ear canal
eardrum (tympanic membrane)
ossicles (malleus, incus, stapes)
middle ear muscles (tensor tympani, stapedius)
oval window
round window
basilar membrane
tectorial membrane
auditory nerve
Eustachian tube
inner hair cells
outer hair cells
differences in animal ears (whales, birds, bats, desert animals)
earwax (cerumen)
Hensen’s stripe (obscure)
cochlear nuclei
inferior colliculi
medial geniculate nucleus
primary auditory cortex
