Ear

Question 1

Eardrum

Answer 1

vibrates when sound waves arrive in the ear

Question 2

Hammer

Answer 2

or malleus, picks up vibrations from the eardrum

Question 3

Anvil

Answer 3

or incus, transmits vibrations from the hammer to the stirrup

Question 4

Semicircular canals

Answer 4

detect the rotation of the head

Question 5

Cochlea

Answer 5

the part of the inner ear that detects sound

Question 6

Auditory nerve

Answer 6

or cochlear nerve, carries nerve impulses from the cochlea to the brain

Question 7

Eustachian tube

Answer 7

connects the middle ear to the throat

Question 8

Stirrup

Answer 8

or stapes, vibrates and moves the oval window

Question 9

Earlobe

Answer 9

external part of the ear

Question 10

Oval window

Answer 10

transmits vibrations to the fluid in the inner ear

Question 11

Auditory/Ear canal

Answer 11

carries sound waves to the eardrum