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The Ear

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What part is #1?

a)

Pinna

b)

Ear Canal

c)

Ear Drum

d)

Oval Window

2.

External ear consists of

a)

Pinna, auditory canal and ear drum

b)

Eustachian tube and oval window

c)

Vestibule, semicircular canals and cochlea

d)

Malleus, incus and stapes

3.

What happens to the eardrum when sound hits, causing transmission of sound to the inner ear?

a)

it opens

b)

it grows hair

c)

it refracts the sound

d)

it vibrates

4.

Where is the Eustachian Tube connected to?

a)

The back of the head

b)

The back of the nose

c)

The back of the Ear

5.
These are the smallest bones in the body that help transmit and amplify sound waves. 
a)
Ossicles
b)
Fossils
c)
Oracles
d)
Spectacles
6.
Which ossicle gets it vibrations directly from the Tympanic Membrane?
a)
Malleus
b)
Incus
c)
Stapes
d)
Cochlea
7.
How many divisions does the ear have?
a)
3
b)
5
c)
2
d)
4
8.

What part is #5?

a)

Oval Window

b)

Eustachian Tube

c)

Cochlea

d)

Round Window

9.

What part is #6?

a)

Semicircular Canals

b)

Eustachian Tube

c)

Cochlea

d)

Oval Window

10.

What part is #7?

a)

Semicircular Canals

b)

Eustachian Tube

c)

Cochlea

d)

Oval Window

11.

What part is #9?

a)

Semicircular Canals

b)

Eustachian Tube

c)

Cochlea

d)

Oval Window

12.

The vestibular apparatus is that part of the inner ear that helps you maintain your ___________.

a)

circadian rhythm

b)

sense of humor

c)

balance (equilibrium)

d)

vision

13.

Which of the following statements is true regarding hearing?

a)

air waves cause vibrations in the tympanic membrane which moves the malleus, incus and stapes on a pivot which, in turn moves the fluid within the vestibule moving hair cells in the crista ampullaris

b)

air waves cause vibrations in the tympanic membrane which moves the malleus, incus and stapes on a pivot which, in turn moves the fluid within the cochlea moving hair cells in the organ of Corti

c)

air waves cause vibrations in the tympanic membrane which moves the malleus, incus and stapes on a pivot which, in turn moves the fluid within the cochlea moving hair cells in the maculae

d)

air waves cause vibrations in the tympanic membrane which moves the malleus, incus and stapes on a pivot which, in turn moves the fluid within the vestibule moving hair cells in the organ of Corti

14.

Ceruminous glands which are found in the lateral half of the external auditory canal produce which of the following?

a)

ear wax

b)

secretions keep the tympanic membrane moist

c)

vibrations that transfer to the tympanic membrane

d)

none of the above

15.

Where would you find an incus?

a)

the semicircular canals

b)

the inner ear

c)

the middle ear

d)

the vestibule

16.

Which of the following allows for the dissipation of the sound waves of the perilymph:

a)

the incus

b)

the round window

c)

the back door

d)

the cupula

17.

Which of the following is pictured:

a)

maculae

b)

cochlea

c)

cupula

d)

all of the above

18.
What area of the brain do impulses from the Vestibular branch go to?
a)
Cerebrum
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Temporal
d)
Brain Stem
19.
Tiny stones made of calcium salts that roll in response to changes in gravitational pull are called
a)
cupulae
b)
maculae
c)
otoliths
d)
ossicles
20.

Which two numbers make up the vestibular complex?

a)

1 & 2

b)

4 & 5

c)

6 & 7

d)

3 & 8