MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Organ of Corti is an organ of the inner ear located within the cochlea which contributes to audition. The Organ of Corti includes three rows of outer hair cells and one row of inner hair cells. Vibrations caused by sound waves bend the stereocilia on these hair cells via an electromechanical force.

Detailed explanation-2: -The cochlea not only amplifies sound waves and converts them into neural signals, but it also acts as a mechanical frequency analyzer, decomposing complex acoustical waveforms into simpler elements.

Detailed explanation-3: -The cochlea is filled with a fluid that moves in response to the vibrations from the oval window. As the fluid moves, 25, 000 nerve endings are set into motion. These nerve endings transform the vibrations into electrical impulses that then travel along the eighth cranial nerve (auditory nerve) to the brain.