ear

Question 1

pinna/ auricle (aw-ruh-kl)

Answer 1

flap of the ear

Question 2

auditory canal

Answer 2

tube that leads from pinna to eardrum

Question 3

cerumen

Answer 3

ear wax

Question 4

eardrum/ tympanic membrane (tuhm-pa-nuhk)

Answer 4

membrane between the outer and middle ear

Question 5

ossicles

Answer 5

3 small bones that vibrate

Question 6

malleus (hammer)

Answer 6

first ossicle of middle ear ;means hammer

Question 7

incus (anvil)

Answer 7

second ossicle of middle ear; means anvil

Question 8

oval window

Answer 8

membrane between the middle ear and inner ear

Question 8

stapes (stirrup)

Answer 8

third ossicle of middle ear; stapes means stirrup)

Question 9

eustachian (yoo-stay-kee-uhn) tube

Answer 9

auditory tube; canal leading from middle ear to pharynx

Question 10

labyrinth (lab-rinth)

Answer 10

inner ear

Question 11

cochlea

Answer 11

snail shell like structure; contains auditory liquid

Question 12

fluids located in the cochlea of the inner ear

Answer 12

perilymph (peh-ree-limf)
endolymph (en-duh-limf)

Question 13

organ of corti

Answer 13

sensitive auditory receptor found in cochlea of inner ear

Question 14

auditory nerve

Answer 14

carries impulse from inner ear to brain

Question 15

outer ear

Answer 15

• pinna
  -auditory canal
• tympanic membrane (eardrum)

Question 16

middle ear

Answer 16

• 3 ossicles
  malleus (hammer)
  incus (anvil)
  stapes (stirrup)
• oval window

Question 17

inner ear

Answer 17

• cochlea
• auditory liquid and organ of corti
  -auditory nerve