Anatomy Assignment 4

4. Hair cells release this neurotransmitter at their base.
6. This end of the cochlea is most susceptible to ischemia.
8. During inhibition, cross-links deflect away from _____.
11. What is the "battery" that moves ions?
12. A cochlear fluid produced by the spiral ligament.
14. The leading cause of unilateral hearing loss.
16. What uptakes K+ and transports it to the stria vascularis?
18. What is determined by the stapes' speed?
19. This structure contains contractile proteins like actin, myosin, and prestin.

1. This structure rests on top of the Hair Cells.
2. Hair cells become more _________ during hyperpolarization.
3. OHC stereocilia are shorn directly by this structure.
5. This can invade the middle ear space and cause pulsing tinnitus.
7. This acts as the hinge for the basilar membrane.
9. The difference across the reticular lamina for IHC in mV.
10. These structures of hair cells are controlled by myosin.
11. What is the opposite of impedance that is the primary mechanism of frequency representation in the cochlea?
13. +80mV charge cochlear fluid.
15. The motor protein containing a voltage sensor.
17. A cochlear fluid very similar to perilymph.