The Ear

Question 1

Outer portion of the ear

Answer 1

Pinna (auricle)

Question 2

Canal that runs from pinna to the tympanic membrane

Answer 2

External auditory meatus

Question 3

Cartilage flap which protects the external auditory meatus

Answer 3

Tragus

Question 4

Upper curved area of the pinna

Answer 4

Helix

Question 5

Fatty tissue without any cartilage

Answer 5

Earlobe

Question 6

Thin membrane that separates the middle ear from entering the outer ear and damaging the tympanic membrane

Answer 6

Tympanic membrane (eardrum)

Question 7

Along with hairs helps to prevent foreign substances from entering the eat and damaging the tympanic membrane

Answer 7

Cerumen (earwax)

Question 8

Air filled cavity between the outer eat and the in Er ear

Answer 8

Middle ear

Question 9

Ear bones (malleus, incus, and stapes)

Answer 9

Ossicles

Question 10

Tube that connects middle ear with throat

Answer 10

Eustachian tube (auditory tube)

Question 11

Located within temporal bone the inner ear contains semicircular canals, vestibule, and cochlea

Answer 11

Inner ear

Question 12

Three canals that lie at right angles to each other which have expanded bases called ampullae

Answer 12

Semicircular canals

Question 13

Contains two membranous sacs (utricle and saccule) that are involved with equilibrium, sensations of gravity and linear acceleration

Answer 13

Vestibule

Question 14

Coed structure involved with hearing (snap shaped)

Answer 14

Cochlea

Question 15

Basic receptors of the in Er eat that provide I formation about the direction and strength of varied mechanical stimuli

Answer 15

Hair cells