The Ear Anatomy and Function

What does the outer ear consist of?

• Auricle/Pinna

• Pinna, Ear Canal

• Auricle, Ear Canal

• Auricle/pinna, Auditory Canal

What does the middle ear consist of?

• Auditory canal, Tympanum

• Auditory canal, ossicles

• Tympanum, Ossicles

• Ossicles, Cochlea

What does the inner ear consist of?

• Cochlea, Vestibular Appparatus

• Cochlea

• Ossicles, Cochlea

• Cochlea, Auditory nerve/tube, brain

What are the three tiny bones called?

• Ossicles - Malleus, Angus, Stapes

• Ossicles -Malleus, Incus, Stapes

• Ossicles-Malleus, Incas, Stapes

• Ossicles-Malleus, Incus, Stepes

What is inside of the Cochlea?

• Fluids and hair cells

• calcium carbonate and hair cells

• Acid and hair cells

• Air and Fluids

Beside hearing, another function of the ear is

• Touch

• Balance

• Taste

• Boosts immune system

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 is the importance of ear wax?

• Collects dust and dirt

• Help the sound travel

• Collect dust, dirt and fight infection

• Fight infection

Which of the following is NOT in the MIDDLE EAR?

• Auricle

• Eustachian tube

• Malleus

• Tympanic Membrane

The impulse is generated and is transmitted to the temporal lobe when what happens?

• the eardrum vibrates

• the basilar membrane vibrates

• the oval window vibrates

• cochlea hair cells move