What Are the Internal Components of a Cochlear Implant

question 16

Multiple Choice

What are the internal components of a cochlear implant?

• A)A microphone,transmitter,and speech processor
• B)A receiver,stimulator,and electrode array
• C)A receiver and amplifier
• D)An amplifier and electrode array

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Definitions:

Allosteric Site

A region on an enzyme that is distinct from the active site and can bind regulatory molecules to change the enzyme's activity.

cAMP

Cyclic adenosine monophosphate, a second messenger important in many biological processes.

Lac Operon

A gene regulatory system found in bacteria and some other organisms that regulates the metabolism of lactose, involving an operon required for the transport and metabolism of lactose.

Cap

In molecular biology, a specially modified nucleotide on the 5’ end of eukaryotic mRNA, important for RNA stability and the initiation of translation.