The Medical Biochemistry Page. Life Science Reference. HEARING AND BALANCE. Objectives: Before delving into the details of auditory and vestibular transduction mechanisms, it is worthwhile to have an overview of the peripheral auditory and vestibular systems.
Once the general plan of organization of the external, middle and inner ears is understood, then we can take up the various mechanisms that are involved in normal and abnormal hearing and balance. Together, the external, middle and inner ears are derived from all three germ layers. Mind and Brain. Neuroscience and the Soul.