The Ear WK6 L3 Flashcards
HOW IS SOUND HEARD?
AUDIBLE VIBRATION OF AIR MOLECULES
WHAT DOES THE OUTTER EAR INCLUDE?
PINNA - AUDITORY CANNAL
WHAT PART IS THE PINNA
FLESHY OUTTER PART
WHAT DOES THE PINNA DO?
FUNNELS AIR VIBRATIONS DOWN ACOUSTIC MEATUS INTO AUDITORY CANNAL
WHAT PART OF THE EAR IS AT THE END OF THE AIR CANNAL?
TYMPANIC MEMBRANE
WHAT IS IN THE MIDDLE EAR?
TYMPANIC MEMBRANE - TYMPNI MUSCLES - OSSICLES - OVAL WINDOW -
AUDITORY TUBE
WHAT IS THE MIDDLE EAR FILLED WITH?
AIR
WHAT ARE THE OSSICLES OF THE EARS?
BONES IN INNER EAR - MALLEUS - INCUS - STAPES
WHAT DOES AUDITORY TUBE DO?
BALANCE PRESSURE OF TYMPANIC MEMBRANE
WHAT IS IN THE INNER EAR?
COCHLEAR - COCHLEAR NERVE - VESTIBULAR APPARATUS - VESTIBULAR NERVE - FACIAL NERVE -
WHAT IS THE INNER EAR FILLED WITH?
FLESHY TUBES LINING BONY TUNNELS FILLED WITH ENDOLYMPH & WITH PERILYMPH AROUND THE OUTSIDE
WHAT IS THE COCHLEA?
FOR HEARING
WHAT IS THE VESTIBULAR APPARATUS?
FOR BALANCE
WHAT IS INSIDE THE COCHLEAR?
SCALA VESTIBULI - VESTIBULAR MEMBRANE - SCALA TYMPANI - BASILAR MEMBRANE - COCHLEAR DUCT - SPIRAL ORGAN - TECTORIAL MEMBRANE
HOW DOES THE COCHEA FUNCTION?
OSSICLES TRANSFER VIBRATIONS FROM EAR DRUM TO OVAL WINDOW - PRESSURE AT OVAL WINDOW PUSHES PERILYMPH INTO SCALA VESTIBULI AND SCALA TYMPANI - ROUND WINDOW MEMBRANE BUGES OUT