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Audition
Sense of hearing.
Frequency
Number of sound waves per second.
Pitch
Perceived highness or lowness of a sound.
Middle Ear
Chamber containing hammer, anvil, and stirrup bones.
Cochlea
Spiral-shaped, fluid-filled inner ear structure.
Inner Ear
Contains cochlea and semicircular canals for balance.
Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Damage to hair cells or auditory nerves.
Conduction Hearing Loss
Damage to mechanical system conducting sound waves.
Cochlear Implant
Device converting sound into electrical signals for the auditory nerve.
Place Theory
Pitch depends on where sound stimulates the cochlea.
Frequency Theory
Pitch depends on the rate of neural impulses