Sense of hearing 10.7-10.8

The ear provides the senses of _____

• hearing

• taste

• equilibrium

• smell

The ear is divided into which 3 portions?

• middle

• inner

• outward

• outer

The _____ is the part of the external ear that collects the sound

• auricle

• external acoustic meatus

• external auditory canal

• tympanic membrane

The _____ is the part of the external ear that is made of an S-shaped tube that transports sound to the eardrum

• auricle

• external auditory canal

• tympanic membrane

The _____ is the part of the external ear that lies at the end of the external acoustic meatus and vibrates with the sound waves.

• auricle

• external auditory canal

• tympanic membrane

Auditory ossicles

• malleus

• mandible

• incus

• stapes

• staples

The tympanic membrane vibrates the _____.

• malleus

• mandible

• incus

• stapes

The malleus vibrates the _____.

• malleus

• mandible

• incus

• stapes

The incus vibrates the _____.

• malleus

• mandible

• incus

• stapes

The stapes vibrates the fluid inside the _____.

• malleus

• round window

• incus

• oval window