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Chapter 36: Q. 17 (page 1046)

Auditory hair cells are indirectly anchored to the _____. a. basilar membrane b. oval window c. tectorial membrane d. ossicles

Short Answer

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Option a is correct.

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Step 1. Introduction

Cochlear hair cells or auditory hair cells in humans have three rows of outer hair cells and one row of inner hair cells.

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Step 2. Explanation of the correct option

Option a is correct because auditory hair cells are the auditory receptor cells that are located in the Corti organ in a thin basilar membrane.

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Step 3. Explanation of the incorrect option

Option b is incorrect because the oval window is the intersection of the inner ear with the middle ear.

Option c is incorrect because the tectorial membrane is a gel-like structure containing 97 percent water that spirals around the entire length of the cochlea.

Option d is incorrect because malleus, stapes, and incus form the ossicular chain which connects the tympanic membrane.

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