Question

Which of the following correctly lists the structures through which sound travels after being converted into neural signals?
A.
auditory nerve, auditory cortex, thalamus
B.
auditory cortex, thalamus, auditory nerve
C.
auditory nerve, thalamus, auditory cortex
D.
auditory membrane, auditory cortex, thalamus

Answer 1

C

After hair cells in the cochlea convert vibrations into neural impulses, the signal travels via the auditory (cochlear) nerve to brainstem auditory nuclei, then to the thalamus (medial geniculate nucleus), and finally to the auditory cortex.