Ear Vocab

Question 1

Cochlea

Coachella

Answer 1

Portion of the inner ear which houses the organs of Corti. Organ which enables us to hear.

The Snail

Question 2

Tympanic Membrane

Thin Membrane

Answer 2

A thin membrane of epithelium which transducers air vibrations into mechanical vibrations on the way to the inner ear.

Question 3

Auricle

Aka the Pinna
Sticking a pin in your ear
Funnel thread through a pin

Answer 3

An epidermal covered cartilage structure which functions in funneling sound vibrations into the external auditory meatus

Question 4

Malleolus

Mallet -> Hammer

M -> Membrane
A -> Auditory

Answer 4

The auditory ossicle which articulates with the tympanic membrane

Question 5

Semicircular canals

Circular Maze

Answer 5

Bony labyrinth structures of the inner ear which provide us with the sense of dynamic equilibrium

Question 6

Tympanic chamber/cavity

Answer 6

An air filled chamber within the ear in which the auditory ossicles are located

Question 7

Organs of Corti

Conti -> Italian -> Loud

Answer 7

Microscopic hair-like sound receptors which are stimulated by various frequencies of sound waves

Question 8

External auditory meatus

Auditory -> carried sound

Answer 8

A bony canal which carries sound waves to the tympanic membrane and has various protective structures

Question 9

Labyrinth

David Bowie

Answer 9

A bony or membranous chamber or maze which makes up all structures within the inner ear

Question 10

Vestibule

Houses the cup in Cathloic Church

Answer 10

The area of the inner ear which houses the organs of static equilibrium

Question 11

Oval window

An oval window to get to Coachella

Answer 11

A structure of the inner ear which articulates with the stapes and transduces mechanical vibrations into liquid waves as they enter the cochlea

Question 12

Eustachian tubes

Ear infection

Answer 12

Passageways which connects the nasopharynx to the tympanic chamber to allow equalization of pressure on both sides of the tympanic membrane

Question 13

Round window

Round window for sound waves to exit Coachella

Answer 13

A small area of the inner ear in which waves exiting the scala tympanii of the cochelea can be dissipated into the tympanic chamber

Question 14

Stapedius muscle

Stape -> Stop -> Dampen sound -> Auditory

Answer 14

The auditory ossicle which articulates with the oval window of the inner ear

Question 15

Cerumen

Ear wax

Answer 15

A yellow or rarely red waxy substance secreted by glands lining the external auditory meatus