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peripheral auditory system
peripheral auditory system The peripheral auditory system is the outer hearing apparatus made up of structures outside the central auditory pathways that help receive and conduct sound.
The peripheral auditory system is the outer hearing apparatus made up of structures outside the central auditory pathways that help receive and conduct sound. In the dolphin source described here, it includes specialised bony, fatty, vascular, and neural tissues such as the external ear canal, acoustic fat bodies, sinuses, and related nerves and blood vessels that support underwater hearing and protective or sensory functions.