The Auditory System Quiz

What is the outer part of the ear known as?

• Pinna

• Cochlea

• Ossicle

• Hammer

What is the name of the delicate piece of skin that vibrates in the middle ear?

• Cochlea

• Eardrum

• Ossicle

• Hammer

Which part of the ear consists of a tiny chain of three bones?

• Outer ear

• Middle ear

• Pinna

• Inner ear

What is the name of the small circular tube filled with liquid situated in the inner ear?

• Cochlea

• Hammer

• Eardrum

• Ossicle

What do the tiny hair in the cochlea create when the fluid moves?

• Pressure changes

• Sound waves

• Nerve signals

• Liquid vibration

What does the word 'cochlear' mean in Latin?

• Sound

• Snail

• Ear

• Vibration

Which living creature uses jaw bones for hearing?

• Snakes

• Fish

• Mosquitoes

• Humans

What is the name of the nerve that sends signals from the cochlea to the brain?

• Olfactory nerve

• Auditory nerve

• Vagus nerve

• Optic nerve

What is the function of the outer ear?

• Convert sound energy into nerve signals

• Send sound into the ear canal

• Receive sound signals in the brain

• Create waves in the cochlear fluid

What do you call the tiny chain of 3 bones in the middle ear?

• ossicle

• ear drum

• cochlea

• auditory nerve