The receptor potential of a hair cell is triggered by cilia movements that
a. allow the entry of sodium ions into the hair cell.
b. open a channel to potassium in the insertional plaque.
c. allow the efflux of potassium ions out of the hair cell.
d. close a channel to potassium in the insertional plaque.
e. allow chloride ions to flow into the cilia.
Question 2
The branch of the eighth cranial nerve that conducts auditory signals to the brain is called the
a. auditory lemniscus.
b. organ of Corti.
c. somatoacoustic nerve.
d. trigeminal nerve.
e. cochlear nerve.