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The Ear, Hearing, and Balance

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

______ vibrates and transmits sound to ossicles

a)

A

b)

B

c)

K

d)

J

2.

I is

a)

round window

b)

oval window

c)

tympanic membrane

d)

cochlea

3.

Which of the below structures acts to convert sound waves to vibrations?

a)

cochlea

b)

pinna

c)

tympanic membrane

d)

Organ of Corti

e)

vestibulocochlear nerve

4.

Which of the below structures converts vibrations to action potentials?

a)

organ of corti

b)

tympanic membrane

c)

round window

d)

ossicles bone

5.

Which of the below structures senses dynamic equilibrium?

a)

maccule of vestibule

b)

choclea

c)

semicircular canas

d)

vestibulocochlear nerve

6.

Which structure allows upper respiratory infections to spread from the throat to the tympanic cavity?

a)

oval window

b)

cochlear duct

c)

auditory canal

d)

eustachian tube

7.

Which of these is most vulnerable to irreversible damage caused by a very loud noise?

a)

the ossicles

b)

choclear hair cells

c)

the tympanic membrane

d)

fibers of the cochlear nerve

8.

When you spin while sitting in a swivel chair with your eyes closed, you can sense this movement by

means of your

a)

cochlea

b)

saccule

c)

semicircular ducts

d)

utricle

9.

The structure that divides the outer ear from the middle ear is the

a)

tympanic membrane

b)

auricle

c)

vestibule

d)

cochlea

10.
The vibration of sound waves causes the eardrum to vibrate against the first ossicle, known as
a)
stapes
b)
malleus
c)
incus
d)
otolith
11.
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
12.

This ossicle vibrates against the inner ear via the oval window

a)

Malleus

b)

Stapes

c)

Incus

d)

Cochlea

13.
Static equilibrium is created by the
a)
Vibration of the eardrum
b)
movement of otoliths along hair cells
c)
sound waves traveling through the cochlea
d)
transmission of light through the lens
14.

Ear wax is also referred to as _______.

a)

cerumen

b)

plasma

c)

lacrimal fluid

d)

endolymph

15.

The middle ear:

a)

Lies within the temporal bone and is filled with air

b)

Lies within the occipital bone and is filled with air

c)

Lies within the temporal bone and is filled with perilymph

d)

Lies within the bony labyrinth and is filled with fluid

16.

The organ of Corti is concerned with the sense of:

a)

Hearing

b)

Balance

c)

Sight

d)

Taste

17.

The structures that make up the labyrinth apparatus in the ear are the:

a)

External ear canal and pinna

b)

Cochlea and semi-circular canals

c)

Organ of Corti and ossicles

d)

Eustachian tube and ossicles

18.

The function of the Eustachian tube is to:

a)

Hear

b)

Funnel sound

c)

Equalise pressure

d)

Resonate

19.

label number 1

a)

pinna

b)

incus

c)

cochlea

d)

stapes

20.

What part is the highlighted box pointing to? It is number 12 on the image.

a)

Auditory Tube

b)

Auditory Canal

c)

Tympanic Cavity

d)

Cochlear Nerve

21.

The main Function of the Auricle/pinna is

a)

Capture and direct sound waves to ear canal

b)

protect Tympanic membrane

c)

stimulate bones of inner ear

d)

modify sound waves to distinguish language

22.
Where does HEARING (interpreting the nerve impulses) take place?
a)
outer ear
b)
middle ear
c)
inner ear
d)
brain
23.

The official name of "eardrum" is the...

a)

malleus, incus, stepes

b)

stirrup

c)

tympanic membrane

d)

eustachian tube