Ear Vocab

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Cochlea

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Tympanic membrane

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Auricle

Question 4

the auditory ossicle which articulates with the tympanic membrane

Answer 4

Malleolus

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Semicircular canals

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Tympanic chamber/cavity

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Organs of Corti

Question 8

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

Answer 8

External auditory meatus

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Labyrinth

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Vestibule

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Oval window

Question 12

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

Answer 12

eustachian tubes

Question 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

Answer 13

Round window

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Cerumen