ILOs:

• Describe some of the physical properties of sound
• Explain how sound vibrations are transmitted to the hair cells in the cochlea, overcoming an ‘impedance mismatch’
• Describe how vibrations are turned into neural impulses
• Distinguish the critical differences between inner and outer hair cells
• Explain two ways that the frequency of sounds are represented in the central auditory system

• Physical Properties of Sound
• Function of the Middle/Inner Ear and Hearing
• Summary