Sound waves have entered Natalie’s ear and traveled through to her auditory nerve. The process of perception took place in which she identifies what the sound is.
Perception is the ability to see, hear and become aware of something through the senses.
Sound waves from the environment enter the outer ear and are directed to the ear drum
The eardrum vibrates when sound waves are received, and the vibrations are sent to the oval window through the ossicles of the ear, .
From the oval window, these vibrations are transmitted to the fluid of the cochlea, where waves are generated in the lymph.
These waves generate vibrations in the basilar membrane that bends the hair cells and push them against the tectorial membrane, and hence are sent to the brain which gives signal to the organ to react.
Hence perception is used by Natalie to react.
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