Review the mechanisms for neurotransmitter release from the hair cells of the au

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Review the mechanisms for neurotransmitter release from the hair cells of the auditory system by completing each sentence tectorial membrane repolarize vestibulocochlear nerve hair cells organ of Corti tip links cation afferent mechanoreceptors basilar membrane voltage-gated Ca2 stereocilia glutamate depolarization action potentials The receptor cells of the auditory system are called and they are contained within a structure known as the These cells are receptors of the type known as and they have hair-like protruding from one end One inner ear membrane called the overlies the organ of Corti As pressure waves displace another membrane called the membrane causing the stereocilia to bend When bent towards the tallest member of a bundle, fibrous the hair cells move against the stationary tectorial pull open mechanically gated channels connections called Opening of these channels leads to membrane, which in turn, opens channels near the base of the hair cell Consequently, the neurotransmitter is released onto neurons leading to the generation of The axons of these neurons form the cochlear branch of the (cranial nerve VIII). Finally, bending the hair cells in the opposite direction slackens the tip links, closes the channels, and allows the cells to Reset

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1. Mechano receptors , Organ of Corti.

2. Hair Cells , Stereocilia  

3. Tectorial Membrane

4. Basilar Membrane

5. Tip link, Voltage-gated Calcium Channel

6. Depolarization, Cation

7. Glutamate, Afferent, Action Potential

8. Vestibulocochlear nerve

9. Repolarize

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