Ear Vocabulary Review

(also called the incus) a tiny bone that passes vibrations from the hammer to the stirrup.

• pinna

• anvil

• cochlea

• ear canal

a spiral-shaped, fluid-filled, inner ear structure; it is lined with cilia (tiny hairs) that move when vibrated and cause

a nerve impulse to form.

• ear drum

• hammer

• nerves

• cochlea

the tube through which sound travels to the ear drum.

• ear canal

• Eustachian tube

• semicircular canals

• anvil

(also called the tympanic membrane) a thin membrane that vibrates when sound waves reach it.

• pinna

• stirrup

• hammer

• ear drum

a tube that connects the middle ear to the back of the nose; it equalizes the pressure between the middle ear and the air outside.

• ear canal

• Eustachian tube

• semicircular canal

• anvil

(also called the malleus) a tiny bone that passes vibrations from the eardrum to the anvil.

• stirrup

• pinna

• hammer

• cochlea

these carry electro-chemical signals from the inner ear (the cochlea) to the brain.

• nerves

• Eustachian tube

• semicircular canals

• anvil

(also called the auricle) the external part of the ear that collects soundwaves.

• ear canal

• pinna

• ear drum

• semicircular canals

three loops of fluid-filled tubes that are attached to the cochlea in the inner ear; they help us maintain our sense of balance.

• ear canals

• nerves

• Eustachian tube

• semicircular canals

(also called the stapes) a tiny, U-shaped bone that passes vibrations from the stirrup to the cochlea.

• stirrup

• hammer

• anvil

• pinna