Ears and Hearing

The ears are the organs of

• hearing

• sight

• touch

• taste

What part of your body sends messages from your ears to your brain?

• optic nerve

• auditory nerve

• ear canal

• semi-circular canals

When sound waves cause the eardrum to vibrate, these vibrations are immediately passed on to the_________.

• outer ear and ear canal

• inner ear

• tiny hairs

• three small bones in the middle ear

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Which part of the ear acts as the sound collector?

• outer ear

• ear canal

• middle ear

• inner ear

Vibrations pass from the eardrum to tiny bones called the ___________________, _________________________, and ______________________.

• hummer, anvil, stirrup

• hammer, armpit, stirrup

• hammer, anvil, stirrup

• hammer, anvil, string

What parts of the ear are used exclusively for hearing?

• eardrum

• semicircular canals

• cochlea

• ossicles

The outer ear funnels sound into the _______________________________.

• upper ear

• inner ear

• middle ear

• lower ear

Ears are divided into _______ parts.

• one

• three

• two

The pinna and ear canal belong to:

• outer ear

• middle ear

• inner ear

Inner ear includes:

• pinna and ear canal

• ossicles

• eardrum

• cochlea - auditory nerve