Otoacoustic emission arises from?
ANSWER: (B) Outer hair cellREF: Dhingra 4th edition Page 29Repeat from June 2010OTOACOUSTIC EMISSIONS (OAES):They are low intensity sounds produced by outer hair cells of a normal cochlea and can be elicited by a very sensitive microphone placed in the external ear canal and an analysis by a computer. Sound produced by outer hair cells travels in a reverse direction: outer hair cells - basilar membrane - perilymph - oral window - ossicles - tympanic membrane - ear canal.
Inner hair cell
Outer hair cell
Riessers membrane
Organ of otolith
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