Sound Waves and Human Hearing

Collects sound, acting as a funnel to amplify sound and directing sound toward the ear canal. (correct)

Is a tube running from the outer ear to the middle ear.

Transmits sound vibrations to the auditory nerves.

Converts sound into electrical signals through mechanoelectrical transduction.

The change in the static pressure of any media when a sound wave is passing through.

The logarithm of the ratio of a given sound pressure to the reference sound pressure in decibels.

The sound power per unit area, with basic units in watts/m2. (correct)

The process where the ear transforms sound vibrations into nerve impulses.

Transmits sound vibrations from the outer ear to the inner ear. (correct)

Collects sound and transmits it to the auditory nerves.

Transforms sound vibrations into nerve impulses that are interpreted by the brain as sounds.

Acts as a funnel to amplify sound and directing sound toward the ear canal.

<p>The logarithm of the ratio of a given sound pressure to the reference sound pressure in decibels.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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