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Ear, Taste, and Smell

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sound is caused by ______________.

a)

vibrations

b)

light

c)

the sun

d)

chemicals

2.

What is the structure of the inner eat that helps us maintain our balance?

a)

Semicircular Canals

b)

Tympanic membrane

c)

Pinna

d)

Cochlea

3.
These are the smallest bones in the body that help transmit and amplify sound waves. 
a)
Ossicles
b)
Fossils
c)
Oracles
d)
Spectacles
4.
The main inner ear structure that enables one to hear is called the: 
a)
Cochlea
b)
Pinna
c)
Eustachian Tube
d)
Auricle
5.

Place the following events in sequence: A) The tympanic membrane begins vibrating; B) Action potentials travel along nerve fibers of the vestibulocochlear nerve; C) The hammer, anvil, and stirrup begin moving

a)

B, C, A

b)

A, B, C

c)

B, A, C

d)

A, C, B

6.

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

a)

outer ear and ear canal

b)

inner ear

c)

tiny hairs

d)

three small bones in the middle ear

7.

Which part of the ear acts as the sound collector?

a)

auricle (pinna)

b)

stapes

c)

round window

d)

Pharyngotympanic (auditory) tube

8.

What is #13?

a)

tympanic membrane

b)

incus

c)

malleus

d)

cochlea

9.

What is #19?

a)

Semicircular Canals

b)

Pharyngotympanic (auditory) tube

c)

Vestibulocochlear nerve

d)

Cochlea

10.

What is #2?

a)

External acoustic meatus

b)

Pinna

c)

Incus

d)

Vestibule

11.

Identify the order in which sound travels through the ear

a)

auditory ossicles, tympanic membrane, external acoustic meatus

b)

external acoustic meatus, auditory ossicles, tympanic membrane

c)

external acoustic meatus, tympanic membrane, auditory ossicles

d)

tympanic membrane, external acoustic meatus, auditory ossicles

12.

The external and middle ear are only involved with hearing, while the inner ear is involved with both hearing and maintaining your ____________, (sense of balance).

a)

touch

b)

harmony

c)

equilibrium

d)

musical memory

13.

The pinna, the outer part of the ear we can see, catches sound waves and funnels them into the external acoustic meatus (auditory canal). The sound waves travel down the meatus and then collide with the tympanic membrane, commonly known as the _________.

a)

cochlea

b)

cornea

c)

ear drum

d)

snare drum

14.

The bones of the middle ear conduct the vibrations of the ear drum to another membrane called the superior oval window, which then sets the ________ in the inner ear into motion.

a)

fluid

b)

air

15.

The hearing part of the inner ear is the ___________, (is named this because of its spiral shape, resembling a snail shell.)

a)

tympanic membane

b)

cochlea

c)

pinna

d)

auditory canal

16.

The vestibular apparatus (semicircular canals and vestibule) is that part of the inner ear that helps you maintain your ___________.

a)

circadian rhythm

b)

sense of humor

c)

balance (equilibrium)

d)

vision

17.

The vestibular apparatus also uses a combination of fluid and sensory hair cells to help maintain balance. The movement of the fluid is controlled by _______________.

a)

sound waves

b)

the movement of your head

18.

There are 3 semicircular canals in the vestibular apparatus, and each canal sits in one of the three planes of the body--sagittal, transverse, and frontal. Based on how the fluid moves within these canals and which hair cells are triggered, the brain can detect the direction your __________ is moving as well as how quickly its moving.

a)

arm

b)

leg

c)

head

d)

heart

19.

The malleus, incus, and stapes are collectively called the

a)

maculae

b)

vestibulocochlear nerves

c)

semicircular canals

d)

auditory ossicles

20.

What part is #1?

a)

Pinna

b)

Ear Canal

c)

Ear Drum

d)

Oval Window

21.

What part is #2?

a)

Pinna

b)

External Acoustic Meatus

c)

Tympanic membrane

d)

Oval Window

22.

What part is #3?

a)

Pinna

b)

Ear Canal

c)

Tympanic membrane (Ear Drum)

d)

Oval Window

23.

What part is #5?

a)

Semicircular Canals

b)

Eustachian Tube

c)

Cochlea

d)

Round Window

24.

What part is #6?

a)

Semicircular Canals

b)

Pharyngotympanic (auditory) tube

c)

Cochlea

d)

Oval Window

25.

What part is #7?

a)

Semicircular Canals

b)

Eustachian Tube

c)

Cochlea

d)

Oval Window

26.

What parts are #8?

a)

Semicircular Canals

b)

Vestibulocochlear Nerves

c)

Ear Bones

d)

Ossicles

27.

What part is #9?

a)

Semicircular Canals

b)

Eustachian Tube

c)

Cochlea

d)

Oval Window

28.

What part is #10?

a)

Incus/Anvil

b)

Malleus/Hammer

c)

Cochlea/Snail Shell

d)

Stapes/Stirrup

29.

What part is #12?

a)

Incus/Anvil

b)

Malleus/Hammer

c)

Cochlea/Snail Shell

d)

Stapes/Stirrup

30.

What part is #13?

a)

Incus/Anvil

b)

Malleus/Hammer

c)

Cochlea/Snail Shell

d)

Stapes/Stirrup

31.

What part is #15?

a)

Outer (External) Ear

b)

Middle Ear

c)

Inner Ear

d)

Sub Ear

32.

What part is #16?

a)

Outer Ear

b)

Middle Ear

c)

Inner Ear

d)

Sub Ear

33.

What part is #17?

a)

Outer Ear

b)

Middle Ear

c)

Inner (Internal) Ear

d)

Sub Ear

34.

What type of stimuli does hearing detect

a)

vibration

b)

light

c)

pressure

d)

chemical

35.

The thickened end of the olfactory nerve that sends sensory impulses to the brain.

a)

Olfactory bulb

b)

Olfactory filaments

c)

Olfactory hairs

d)

Vitreous Humors

36.

Thread that emerges from a gustatory cell.

a)

Gustatory Cell

b)

Gustatory Hairs

c)

Gustation

d)

Ciliary Body

37.

receptor of gustation; sweet, salty, sour, bitter, umami

a)

cones

b)

olfactory receptors

c)

hair cells

d)

taste buds

38.

can detect the largest variety

a)

taste buds

b)

olfactory receptors

c)

cones

d)

rods

39.

What is the function of olfactory receptors?

a)

To process the different flavors in your tongue

b)

To process smells in your nose

c)

To process light

40.
The type of receptor involved in smell and taste is
a)
chemoreceptor
b)
photoreceptor
c)
mechanoreceptor
d)
tastebud
41.
The small projections on the surface of the tongue are called
a)
otoliths
b)
papillae
c)
taste buds
d)
gustatory hairs
42.
What carries the sensory information from the nose to the brain?
a)
Olfactory bulb
b)
Olfactory nerve
c)
Optic nerve
d)
Thalamus
43.
Another name for olfaction
a)
Taste
b)
Smell
c)
Touch
d)
Hearing
44.
The five basic tastes the tongue can detect
a)
Sweet, Spicy, Sour, Salty, Umami
b)
Sweet, Bitter, Sour, Salty, Spicy
c)
Sweet, Bitter, Sour, Salty, Umami
d)
Sweet, Bitter, Spicy, Salty, Umami
45.
Taste is also known as:
a)
Mastication
b)
Gustation
c)
Olfaction