Author Question: How do sound waves ultimately result in the production of receptor potentials? a. The tectorial ... (Read 106 times)

melly21297 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

How do sound waves ultimately result in the production of receptor potentials?

a. The tectorial membrane squeezes the auditory nerve.
b. The basilar membrane releases neurotransmitters.
c. Hair cells in the cochlea vibrate, causing ion channels to open in their membrane.
d. The scala vestibuli has receptors that create action potentials.

Question 2

Suppose you are conscious of what you see in the right eye and not the left. Now a word slowly fades into view in the left eye. What happens?

a. Your attention lingers even longer than usual on the right eye.
b. Your attention shifts to the left eye at the same speed as it would without the word.
c. The word grabs your attention at a certain speed regardless of its meaning.
d. The word grabs your attention faster if it is meaningful.