Introduction to Psychology 10th Edition by Rod Plotnik,Haig Kouyoumdjian

Exercise 4

Of several structures in the inner ear, one is a coiled, fluid-filled, tubelike apparatus called the (a) _____ , which contains the auditory receptors, called (b) _____ Movement of the fluid in the tube causes movement of the basilar membrane, which in turn causes bending of the hair cells, generating a tiny (c) _____ If this is large enough, it will trigger nerve impulses, which leave the cochlea via the (d) _____ and travel to the brain.