Ear and Hearing

The organ of the inner ear that functions to transmit sound waves to nerve impulses is:

• Semicircular Canals

• Cochlea

• Vestibule

• Ossicles

Which is NOT one of the tiny bones in the ear?

• Psoriasis

• Hammer

• Anvil

• Stirrup

What is #19?

• Semicircular Canals
• Ear Canal
• Auditory Nerve
• Cochlea

What is #13?

• Eardrum
• Anvil
• Hammer
• Cochlea

What is #2?

• Ear Canal
• Pinna
• Hammer
• Anvil

Which part of the ear is visible?

• The Pinna

• The Malleus

• The Inner Ear

• The Ear Drum

The main job of the semicircular canals.

• speech recognition

• balance

• hearing

• word recognition

Ears help us to...

• hear sounds

• keep our balance

• detect where sounds come from

• all of the above

How may parts does the ear have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The cochlea is filled with fluid. The fluid move tiny hairs. What happens next?

• sound stops here

• messages are sent to the brain

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