The Ear Flashcards

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1
Q

What is the visible part of the ear

A

The pinna

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2
Q

What are the bones in the ear

A

Ossicles

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3
Q

What is the tunnel in the ear

A

The auditory canal

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4
Q

What is the link that goes to the brain

A

The auditory nerve

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5
Q

What is the thing that contain hairs

A

Cochlea

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6
Q

What moves the ossicles

A

Ear drum

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7
Q

What is the flat line in a wave

A

The rest position

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8
Q

Where is the crest in a wavelength

A

The peak of a wave

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9
Q

Where is the trough in a wavelength

A

The very bottom of a wave

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10
Q

What is the amplitude

A

The height of the wave

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11
Q

What is the wavelength

A

The distance from crest to crest

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12
Q

What does it mean to have a high amplitude

A

Loud

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13
Q

What does it mean to have a low amplitude

A

Quiet

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14
Q

What does it mean to have a long wave length

A

Deep noise

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15
Q

What does it mean to have a short wavelength

A

High pitched noise

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16
Q

What are the two types of wavelengths

A

Longitudinal and transverse