The Ears: Hearing Sense

Question 1

It is caused by the vibration of objects

Answer 1

Sound waves

Question 2

3 features of sound

Answer 2

Loudness
Pitch
Timbre

Question 3

Magnitude of the sound

Answer 3

Loudness

Question 4

High or Low

Answer 4

Pitch

Question 5

The quality of sound

Answer 5

Timbre

Question 6

3 parts of the ear

Answer 6

Outer ear
Middle ear
Inner ear

Question 7

visible part of the ear that catches the sound

Answer 7

Outer ear or auricle/ PINNA

Question 8

Tube-like passage in the ear

Answer 8

Auditory canal

Question 9

A maniature (small) drum that vibrates when sound waves hit it

Answer 9

EARDRUM/ tempanic membrane

Question 10

Small chamber (room)

Answer 10

Middle ear

Question 11

Tiny bones that the small chamber has

Answer 11

Malleus or hammer

Question 12

A thin membrane between the middle ear and the inner ear

Answer 12

Oval window

Question 13

Component of the ear that actually changes the sound vibration into form that can be transmitted to the brain

Answer 13

Inner ear

Question 14

Small snail-like-tube

Answer 14

Cochlea

Question 15

Cochlea is filled with fluid called

Answer 15

Endolymph

Question 16

A structure that runs through the cortex of the cochlea dividing it into the lower and upper chambers (room)

Answer 16

Basilar membrane

Question 17

Basilar membrane is covered with

Answer 17

Hair cells

Question 18

The result of disturbance in the conduction of air waves from the outer ear to the inner ear

Answer 18

Conductive Deafness

Question 19

Caused by the loss of sensitivity of the receptors

Answer 19

Nerve Deafness