Slide 1Ear, Hearing and Equilibrium Exercise 27 BI 232 Slide 2 Introduction Functions: Hearing and Equilibrium Mechanoreception: because the ear receives mechanical vibrations…

Slide 1 Hearing Maddie, Emma, Kelly, Meg Slide 2 Equilibrium sensations – inform us of the position of the head in space by monitoring gravity, linear acceleration, and…

Slide 1 Hearing Maddie, Emma, Kelly, Meg Slide 2 Inner Ear 4 layers Outer layer  Bony Labyrinth – made up of dense bone 2 nd layer  Perilymph – liquid in between…

Slide 1 TOPIC 2 CAUSES OF HEARING IMPAIRMENT Slide 2 Outer and Middle Ear Disorders Structural defects due to embryologic malformations Structural changes secondary to infection…

Slide 1 The Ear: Hearing and Balance The three parts of the ear are the inner, outer, and middle ear The outer and middle ear are involved with hearing The inner ear functions…

Slide 1 1 Hearing Also known as Audition 1 Slide 2 Sound waves are composed of compression and expansion of air molecules. The Stimulus Input: Sound Waves Acoustical transduction:…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Hearing and the Ears Slide 3 The Anatomy of the Ear The ear consists of 3 different sections 1. The External Ear 2. The Middle Ear - The Auditory Ossicles…