Ear and Eyes

What else does our ears do besides help us to hear?

• Smell

• Balance

• Sight

• Fight off sickness

What does the auricle do?

• Skin made for piercing

• Collects sound and funnels it down the ear canal

• Helps with balance

• Collects dust and dirt

What happens in the eardrum?

• Sound waves vibrate the membrane and delivers vibrations

• Sound waves make the tiny hairs in your ear move

• Carries the message to the brain

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What does the Auditory (vestibularcochlear) nerve do?

• Carries the message to the brain

• Carries the message to the Semi-Circular canal

• Send the message to the Eustachian tube

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What is in the Semi-Circular canals that aids in helping the body maintain balance?

• Cilia (Tiny Hairs)

• Liquid filled tubes

• Thin Skin

Name the 3 bones in your ear

• Hammer, Wrench, Anvil

• Malleus, Incus, Stapes

• Rods, Cones, Anvil

Where is the Eardrum located?

• The Outer ear

• The Inner Ear

• The Middle Ear

Where is the Cochlea located

• The Inner Ear

• The Middle Ear

• The Outer Ear

Where is the Eustachian Tube connected to?

• The back of the head

• The back of the nose/throat

• The cerebellum

What is #2?

• Auditory canal

• Pinna

• Hammer

• Anvil