Special Senses

What is #6?

• Cochlea

• Eustachian Tube

• Semicircular Canals

• Auditory ossicles

What is #2?

• External auditory canal

• Pinna

• Tympanic membrane

• Stapes

Which part of the ear is visible?

• pinna

• malleus

• inner ear

• cochlea

The main job of the semicircular canals.

• speech recognition

• balance

• hearing

• word recognition

Helps to equalize pressure on both side of the tympanic membrane.

• eardrum

• Semicircular canals

• Eustachian tube

• ossicles

This is an air filled tube that links the middle ear to the throat and helps equalize air pressure

• Auditory ossicles

• Tympanic membrane

• Auricle

• Eustachian tube

The ear has 2 main functions. They are hearing and:

• Balance

• Draining excess fluid

• Managing pressure when in elevated areas

• Creating cerumen

Which of the following is NOT in the OUTER EAR?

• Pinna / Auricle

• Eustachian tube

• External Auditory Canal

• Tympanic Membrane

Which of the following is NOT in the INNER ear?

• Cochlea

• Semicircular canals

• Pinna

• Eustachian tube

What part of the body senses both static and dynamic movement?

• Semicircular canals

• Otolithic canals

• Ossicles

• Eustachian tubes