parts of the ear

the ear has three important parts: The outer ear, middle ear and inner ear.

• true

• false

sounds travel to your ears through the ____________.

• outer ear

• ear canal

the part of your ear outside your head makes up the outer ear.

• true

• false

the outer ear is called ______.

• pinna

• ossicles

the middle ear contains three tiny bones: the hammer, stirrup, and the anvil found in the ossicles.

• true

• false

these bones move when the eardrum vibrates.

• true

• false

the vibrations move or travel through the fluid that fills the inner ear.

• true

• false

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

the __________ is a thin membrane that covers the end of the ear canal.

• pinna

• eardrum

the inner ear also called as the ______ is the part of the ear that looks like a shell of a snail.

• pinna

• cochlea

the ___________ pick up the sound messages and send them to the brain.

• auditory nerves

• olfactory nerve

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8