THE HUMAN EAR

Question 1

PINNA

Answer 1

• the outer region of the ear that helps channel sound waves to the ear.
• allows you to determine the source or location of the sound.

Question 2

AUDITORY CANAL

Answer 2

• extends from the pinna to the eardrum.

Question 3

THE MIDDLE EAR

Answer 3

• consists of three tiny moveable bones called ossicles.

- ossicles attach to the inner ear structure called the cochlea.

Question 4

COCHLEA

Answer 4

• a fluid-filled membrane that is coiled in a snail-like shape.
• contains structures that convert sound into neural impulses.