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Ear structure

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ear plays a role in two sensory functions, hearing and:

a)

Tasting

b)

Locomotion

c)

Balance

d)

Vision

2.

What is another name for the eardrum?

a)

Ceruminous Membrane

b)

Timpani

c)

Auricle

d)

Tympanic Membrane

3.

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

a)

Semicircular Canals

b)

Cochlea

c)

Vestibule

d)

Ossicles

4.

Which is NOT an auditory ossicle?

a)

Psoriasis

b)

Malleus

c)

Incus

d)

Stapes

5.

The main part of the ear that we see externally is called the...

a)

pinna

b)

vestibule

c)

ossicle

d)

eardrum

6.

The ear canal...

a)

directs sound from the outer to middle ear

b)

directs sound from the middle to inner ear

c)

collects and shapes sound

7.

Which of the following is NOT true about the tympanic membrane?

a)

It's also known as the eardrum

b)

It vibrates based on the pressure of soundwaves

c)

It's connected to three bones called the ossicles

d)

It's inside the inner ear

8.

Which ear bone passes vibrations onto the inner ear?

a)

Stapes

b)

Malleus

c)

Incus

9.

Which part of the ear contains hair cells?

a)

inner

b)

middle

c)

outer

10.

The structure that changes mechanical sound into nerve signals is the...

a)

cochlea

b)

malleus

c)

brain

d)

auditory cortex

11.

Hair cells...

a)

have different cells that respond to different pitches

b)

are not part of the ear

c)

are in the middle ear

d)

contribute to our balance

12.

Spell it correctly...

a)

tympanic

b)

typmanic

c)

tynmapic

d)

tynpamic

13.

What is cochlea ?

a)

A spiral tube similar to a snail’s shell.

b)

Canals are all at right angles to one another.

c)

Vestibular apparatus.

d)

Inner ear.

14.
What is #18?
a)
Pinna
b)
Auditory Nerve
c)
Anvil
d)
Cochlea
15.

What is #16?

a)

Ear Canal

b)

Semicircular Canals

c)

Pinna

d)

Stapes

16.
What is #19?
a)
Semicircular Canals
b)
Ear Canal
c)
Auditory Nerve
d)
Cochlea
17.
What is #22?
a)
Auditory Nerve
b)
Eustachian Tube
c)
Hair Cells
d)
Cochlea
18.

What is #13?

a)

Tympanic membrane

b)

Anvil

c)

Oval window

d)

Cochlea

19.

What is #1?

a)

Pinna

b)

Cochlea

c)

Auditory Nerve

d)

Auditory Canal

20.
What is #6?
a)
Cochlea
b)
Eustachian Tube
c)
Semicircular Canal
d)
Round Window
21.

What is #2?

a)

Auditory Canal

b)

Pinna

c)

Malleus

d)

Anvil

22.

How is earwax removed?

a)

Use your finger and pick it out

b)

Use a cotton tip

c)

It is removed when you wash your hair

d)

It never gets removed

23.
Identify the order in which sound travels through the ear 
a)
hammer, stirrup, anvil, eardrum, ear canal
b)
ear canal, eardrum, hammer, stirrup, anvil 
c)
ear canal, eardrum, hammer, anvil, stirrup
d)
eardrum, ear canal, hammer, anvil, stirrup
24.

outer ear

a)

vibrations passes through the hammer, and anvil to the stirrup, the 3 smallest bones in your body

b)

vibrations in the cochlea cause nerve cells to transmit signals to the brain

c)

sound enters through the outer ear and reaches the eardrum, looks and acts like a funnel

d)

narrow region leading from the outside of the ear to the eardrum

25.

auditory nerve

a)

part of the the inner ear responsible for helping the body keep its balance

b)

narrow region leading from the outside of the ear to the eardrum

c)

carries messages from the ear to the brain for processing

d)

sound enters through the outer ear and reaches the eardrum, looks and acts like a funnel

26.

eardrum

a)

vibrations in the cochlea cause nerve cells to transmit signals to the brain

b)

attached to the eardrum, vibrates when the eardrum vibrates

c)

narrow region leading from the outside of the ear to the eardrum

d)

small, tightly stretched, drumlike membrane, sound waves make it vibrate

27.
ANY loss of hearing ranging from slight hearing loss to the inability to hear at all is termed: 
a)
Deafness
b)
Tinnitius
c)
Labryrinthitis
d)
Otitis Media
28.
The malleus, incus, and stapes are collectively called the
a)
maculae
b)
otoliths
c)
semicircular canals
d)
ossicles
29.
The ear only controls the sense of hearing?
a)
True
b)
False
30.
The human ear receives sound waves as ________________________ and converts them to signals that are processed by the brain 
a)
electricity 
b)
vibrations 
c)
pitch 
d)
light 
31.

The ear

a)

receives and conducts sound to nerve to send to brain

b)

has nothing to do with the brain

c)

can only hear 5 ft away

d)

has more muscle than bone