The Ear Flashcards
1
Q
Pinna
A
Out part that collects sound waves
2
Q
Auditory canal
A
The tube in which sound waves travel
3
Q
Ear drum
A
The membrane that send the sound wave to the hammer
4
Q
Hammer
A
The first of 3 bones that vibrates, making it strike the anvil
5
Q
Anvil
A
The second bone that vibrates and strikes the stirrup
6
Q
Stirrup
A
It vibrate against the cochlea
7
Q
cochlea
A
A spiral of sensory hairs that send electrical pulses to the auditory nerve.
8
Q
Auditory nerve
A
Send the electrical pulses to the brain
