basilar membrane

The tuning of the basilar membrane is due to its mechanical structure.

These changes influence the response of the basilar membrane to sound.

Therefore, each position along the basilar membrane is finely tuned to a particular frequency.

The basilar membrane is not easily traversed by sound waves.

The basilar membrane is made up of some 24,000 parallel fibers stretching across its width.

The motion of the basilar membrane is generally described as a traveling wave.

The mechanical force that is generated by these mechanisms increases the movement of the basilar membrane.

This tone burst would stimulate the corresponding area on the basilar membrane.

The resonance of the basilar membrane in the ear.

This causes a vibration wave to travel down the basilar membrane.