For the First Time in History, Children Have a Lower

question 58

True/False

For the first time in history, children have a lower projected life expectancy.

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Definitions:

Tectorial Membrane

A structure in the inner ear that plays a key role in the process of hearing by interacting with hair cells on the organ of Corti.

Scala Tympani

Division of the spiral canal of the cochlea lying below the spiral lamina and basilar membrane.

Chorda Tympani

A branch of the facial nerve that carries taste sensations from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue and supplies the submandibular and sublingual salivary glands.

Spiral Organ

Organ of Corti; rests on the basilar membrane and consists of the hair cells that detect sound.