Eye and Ears

Question 1

Partition between external auditory canal and middle ear

Answer 1

tympanic membrane

Question 2

oval central portion of the bony labyrinth; contains utricle and saccule

Answer 2

vestibule

Question 3

receptor for static equilibrium; also contributes to some aspects of dynamic equilibrium; consists of hair cells and supporting cells

Answer 3

Macula

Question 4

Contains hair cells which are the receptors for hearing

Answer 4

spiral organ

Question 5

Ear bones: malleus, incus, stapes

Answer 5

Auditory ossicles

Question 6

The pressure equalization tube that connects the middle ear to the nasopharynx

Answer 6

Auditory or Eustachian tube

Question 7

Contains the spiral organ

Answer 7

Cochlea

Question 8

Fluid found within the membranous labyrinth; pressure waves in this fluid cause vibration of the basilar membrane

Answer 8

Endolymph

Question 9

Receptor organs for equilibrium; the saccule, utricle, and semicircular canals

Answer 9

Vestibular apparatus

Question 10

swollen enlargement in semicircular canals; contains structures involved in dynamic equilibrium

Answer 10

Ampulla

Question 11

Opening between the middle ear and internal ear; is enclosed by a membrane called the secondary tympanic membrane

Answer 11

round window

Question 12

The flap of elastic cartilage covered by skin that captures sound waves; the pinna

Answer 12

Auricle

Question 13

Fluid found inside the bony labyrinth; bulging of the oval window causes pressure waves in this fluid

Answer 13

Perilymph

Question 14

opening between the middle and inner ear; receives base of stapes

Answer 14

Oval window