Chp 13 Ear - Organs and Anatomic Structures of the Ear

Question 1

Ear

Answer 1

Organ of hearing and balance

Question 2

External ear

Answer 2

Consists of the auricle and external auditory canal (meatus)

Question 3

Auricle

Answer 3

External, visible part of the ear located on both sides of the head

Question 4

External auditory canal

Answer 4

Short tube that ends at the tympanic membrane

Question 5

Middle ear

Answer 5

Consists of the tympanic membrane and the tympanic cavity containing the ossicles

Question 6

Tympanic membrane

Answer 6

Semitransparent membrane that separates the external auditory canal and the middle ear cavity

Question 7

Ossicles

Answer 7

Bones of the middle ear that carry sound vibrations

Question 8

Eustachian tube

Answer 8

Passage between the middle ear and the pharynx; equalizes air pressure on both sides of the tympanic membrane

Question 9

Inner ear

Answer 9

Consists of the labyrinth and connectors of the vestibular and the cochlear nerves

Question 10

Labyrinth

Answer 10

Bony spaces within the temporal bone of the skull made up of three distinct parts, the cochlea, and semicircular canals, and the vestibule