The Outer Hair Cells Respond to Sound by Slightly Tilting

question 43

Multiple Choice

 The outer hair cells respond to sound by slightly tilting and changing length. Because of the consequence of this, the action of the outer hair cells is called the _____.

• A) the tuning response
• B) the cochlear amplifier
• C) phase lock mechanism.
• D) the traveling wave

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