Lesson 6 (Parts of the ears)

Question 1

What separates your outer ear and middle ear?

Answer 1

Tympanic membrane (eardrum)

Question 2

The part of your ear that’s visible

Answer 2

Outer ear (external ear)

Question 3

It’s what most people mean when they say “ear.”

Answer 3

Outer ear (external ear)

Question 4

Also called the auricle or pinna, your outer ear consists of ridgedcartilageand skin, and it contains glands that secreteearwax

Answer 4

Outer ear (external ear)

Question 5

They transfer sound vibrations from your eardrum to your inner ear.

Answer 5

Middle ear

Question 6

Help equalize the air pressure in your ears

Answer 6

Eustachian tubes

Question 7

Contains the hearing organ.

Answer 7

Inner ear

Question 8

Inner ear contains two main parts:

Answer 8

the cochlea and the semicircular canals

Question 9

What is the hearing organ?

Answer 9

Cochlea

Question 10

This snail-shaped structure contains two fluid-filled chambers lined with tiny hairs.

Answer 10

Cochlea

Question 11

responsible for balance

Answer 11

Semicircle canals or Labyrinthine

Question 12

Another term for Semicircle canals

Answer 12

Labyrinthine

Question 13

They tell your brain which direction your head is moving.

Answer 13

Semicircle canals or Labyrinthine