The Stimulus Input: Sound

Waves
 The Stimulus Input:
Sound Waves
Audition
Amplitude
loudness
Frequency
Pitch
The Ear
 The Ear
Outer ear
Auditory canal
Ear drum
 The Ear

The ear is divided into the outer, middle and inner ear.
 The Ear

The sound waves travel down the auditory canal to the eardrum.
 The Ear

Eardrum = tight membrane that vibrates when struck by sound

waves.
The Ear

Eardrum
 The Ear
Middle ear
Hammer, anvil, stirrup
 The Ear

Bones of the middle ear = the hammer, anvil, stirrup which vibrate
with the eardrum.
The Ear

Hammer
The Ear

Anvil
The Ear

Stirrup
 The Ear

Oval window = where the stirrup connects to the cochlea.

 The Ear

Cochlea = a coiled, body, fluid-filled tube in the inner ear through

which sound waves trigger nerve impulses.
Cochlea vs. Ursulas Shell
 The Ear
Inner ear
Oval window
Cochlea
Basilar membrane
Auditory nerve
Auditory cortex
The Ear

Oval Window
The Ear

Cochlea
 The Ear

Fluid in the cochlea

 What is the difference between:
Place Theory & Frequency Theory

Place Theory Frequency Theory

The perception of pitch is

The perception of associated with the
frequency at which the
pitch is associated entire basilar
membrane vibrates (not
with the vibration certain sections)
of different How we perceive low
pitch sounds
portions of the Also states, the rate at
basilar membrane which impulses travel up
the auditory nerve
How we perceive matches the frequency of
the tone being heard
high pitch sounds
 Why Can You Hear?

In your groups one person writing down the

following:
Explain how sound travels through the ear at the
LGHS Spirit Rally. Do ear plugs really help? Explain
your answer in detail mentioning the main parts of
the ear from your diagram and what happens in each
part.
 Create a Mnemonic Device

Create a mnemonic device for the process of sound travel:

1. Outer Ear
6. Inner Ear
2. Auditory Canal
7. Cochlea
3. Eardrum
8. Temporal Lobes (Auditory
Cortex)
4. Middle Ear

5. HAS (hammer, anvil, stirrup)