The Human Ear

What is in the ears that traps dirt, protect it from infection and keeps the inner ear clean?

• cochlea

• ear wax

• Pinna

• Ossicles

The ears are made up of how many main parts?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What are the three parts of the ear?

• Outer, middle, and inner ear

• Hammer, anvil, and stirrup

• Ear canal, eardrum, and cochlea

• Cartilage, fat, and auditory nerve

What are the vibrations in the air called?

• Sound waves

• Ear wax

• Nerves

• Membrane

What is the role of the auditory nerve?

• To send messages to the brain

• To make the eardrum vibrate

• To guide sound waves into the middle ear

• To produce ear wax

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What does the ear drum do as it receives sound?

• it starts to vibrate

• it does nothing

• it bursts

A loud sound is made by

• a lot of vibrations

• little vibrations

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What do you call to the part of the ear that we can see?

• Ear canal

• cochlea

• pinna

Which part of the ear vibrates when the sound hits it?

• ear canal

• ear drum

• pinna

• cochlea

Your inner ear allows you to hear and controls your _____________?

• Movements

• Balance

• Smell

• Temperature

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