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Hair Movement Nerve Auditory Structure Cells Ceilia Varying

Front structure of hair cells
Back ceilia varying in length (each resonating to a different frequency of sound), movement of stereocilia depolarises hair cell to generate a nerve impulse, transmitted via auditory nerve to auditory centres of brain, all movement is dissipated by the vibration of the round window

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