Question

The _______ is where fine changes in sound pressure in the environment are translated into neural signals.

a. tympanic canal
b. outer ear
c. oval window
d. middle ear
e. inner ear

Answer 1

the inner ear

Step-by-step explanation:

sound waves enter the ear canal and cause the eardrum to vibrate. Vibrations pass through 3 connected bones in the middle ear. This motiom sets fluid moving in the inner ear. Movimg fluid bends thousand of delicate hair-like cells which convert the vibrations into nerve impulses.