ear structures

Question 1

external ear function

Answer 1

hearing only

Question 2

middle ear function

Answer 2

hearing only

Question 3

inner ear function

Answer 3

equilibrium and hearing

Question 4

which part(s) of the ear involve hearing

Answer 4

external ear, middle ear, inner ear

Question 5

which part(s) of the ear involve only hearing

Answer 5

external ear, middle ear

Question 6

which part(s) of the ear involve equilibrium

Answer 6

inner ear

Question 7

pinna structure

Answer 7

elastic cartilage covered in skin

Question 8

pinna function

Answer 8

collects and directs sound waves into the external acoustic meatus

Question 9

elastic cartilage covered in skin

Answer 9

pinna

Question 10

collects and directs sound waves into the external acoustic meatus

Answer 10

pinna

Question 11

external acoustic meatus structure

Answer 11

short, narrow canal carved into the temporal bone; lined with ceruminous glands

Question 12

external acoustic meatus function

Answer 12

transmits sound waves from the pinna to the tympanic membrane

Question 13

short, narrow canal carved into the temporal bone; lined with ceruminous glands

Answer 13

external acoustic meatus

Question 14

transmits sound waves from the pinna to the tympanic membrane

Answer 14

external acoustic meatus

Question 15

tympanic membrane structure

Answer 15

thin membrane that separates the external ear from the middle ear

Question 16

tympanic membrane function

Answer 16

vibrates at exactly the same frequency as the sound waves hitting it and transmits vibrations to the auditory ossicles

Question 17

thin membrane that separates the external ear from the middle ear

Answer 17

tympanic membrane

Question 18

vibrates at exactly the same frequency as the sound waves hitting it and transmits vibrations to the auditory ossicles

Answer 18

tympanic membrane

Question 19

malleus structure

Answer 19

tiny bone shaped like a hammer; its handle is attached to the eardrum

Question 20

malleus function

Answer 20

transmits and amplifies vibrations from the tympanic membrane to the incus

Question 21

tiny bone shaped like a hammer; its handle is attached to the eardrum

Answer 21

malleus

Question 22

transmits and amplifies vibrations

Answer 22

malleus

Question 23

incus structure

Answer 23

tiny bone shaped like an anvil that articulates with the malleus and the stapes

Question 24

incus function

Answer 24

transmits and amplifies vibrations from the malleus to the stapes

Question 25

tiny bone shaped like an anvil that articulates with the malleus and the stapes

Answer 25

incus

Question 26

transmits and amplifies vibrations from the malleus to the stapes

Answer 26

incus

Question 27

stapes structure

Answer 27

tiny bone shaped like a stirrup; its base fits into the oval window

Question 28

stapes function

Answer 28

transmits and amplifies vibrations from the incus to the oval window

Question 29

tiny bone shaped like a stirrup; its base fits into the oval window

Answer 29

stapes

Question 30

transmits and amplifies vibrations from the incus to the oval window

Answer 30

stapes

Question 31

oval window structure

Answer 31

oval-shaped membrane located deep to the stapes

Question 32

oval window function

Answer 32

transmits vibrations from the stapes to the perilymph of the scala vestibuli

Question 33

oval shaped membrane located deep to the stapes

Answer 33

oval window

Question 34

transmits vibrations from the stapes to the perilymph of the scala vestibuli

Answer 34

oval window

Question 35

auditory tube structure

Answer 35

a tube that connects the middle ear to the superior portion of the pharynx

Question 36

auditory tube function

Answer 36

equalizes the pressure in the middle ear cavity with the external air pressure so that the tympanic membrane can vibrate properly

Question 37

a tube that connects the middle ear to the superior portion of the pharynx

Answer 37

auditory tube

Question 38

equalizes the pressure in the middle ear cavity with the external air pressure so that the tympanic membrane can vibrate properly

Answer 38

auditory tube