Description : What is the function of the organ of corti? -Biology
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Description : a) What is organ of corti? b) Name the liquids that are present in inner ear.
Last Answer : a) Cochlea has delicate structures called organ of corti, which have receptors that join to form the auditory nerve. b) The entire ear is filled with a fluid called endolymph. The inner ear is surrounded by a fluid called perilymph.
Description : Which part of the human ear plays no role in hearing as such but is otherwise very much required? (a) Eustachian tube (b) Organ of corti (c) Vestibular apparatus (d) Ear ossicles
Last Answer : (c) Vestibular apparatus
Description : A gymnast is able to balance his body upside down even in the total darkness because of (a) tectorial membrane (b) organ of corti (c) cochlea (d) vestibular apparatus.
Last Answer : (d) vestibular apparatus.
Description : Which of the following receptors are specifically responsible for maintenance of balance of body and posture? (a) Basilar membrane and otoliths (b) Hair cells and organ of corti (c) Tectorial membrane and macula (d) Crista ampullaris and macula
Last Answer : (d) Crista ampullaris and macula
Description : Match the following columns and select the correct option. Column-I Column-II (A) Organ of Corti (i) Connects middle ear and pharynx (B) Cochlea (ii) Coiled part of the labyrinth (C) Eustachian tube (iii) Attached to the oval window (D) Stapes (iv) Located on the basilar membrane
Last Answer : (C) Eustachian tube (iii) Attached to the oval window
Description : Diastema is associated with (a) Presence of certain teeth (b) Organ of corti (c) Retinal cells (d) Absence of certain teeth
Last Answer : (d) Absence of certain teeth
Description : In the inner ear: a. endolymph is found in the tunnel of Corti b. the lowest tone that be heard is 300 Hz c. the perilymph has the same composition as the cerebrospinal fluid d. the longer fibers of the basilar membrane are found at the apex
Last Answer : the perilymph has the same composition as the cerebrospinal fluid
Description : Inhaled beclomethasone dipropionate should be used only in: A. Acute attack of asthma B. Moderate to severe chronic asthma C. Status asthmaticus D. Asthma not responding to systemic corti- costeroids
Last Answer : B. Moderate to severe chronic asthma