Dizziness Is a Perceived Sensation That Can Occur When

question 79

Multiple Choice

Dizziness is a perceived sensation that can occur when

• A) the hair cells in the cochlea move more than their normal limits.
• B) moving fluid in the semicircular canals encounters a stationary cupula.
• C) rods and cones provide information that does not correspond with information received by cochlear hair cells.
• D) the basilar membrane makes physical contact with the tectorial membrane.
• E) the utricle is horizontal but the saccule is vertical.

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Definitions:

Loudness

A perceptual attribute of sounds that determines the intensity or volume as heard by the listener.

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