Unit 3: Parts of the Ear Flashcards
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Outer ear
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The part of the ear that traps sound waves and channels them to the middle ear
2
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Pinna
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The fleshy outside part of the ear
3
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Auditory Canal
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The canal in the outer ear that waves travel down. The eardrum is at the end of it
4
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Eardrum
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A membrane that vibrates when sound hits it
5
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Middle ear
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The part of the ear that transmits the eardrums vibrations through three tiny bonds, the anvil, stirrup, and hammer
6
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Inner ear
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Contains the cochlea,semicircular canals, and vestibular sacs. Where transduction happens
7
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Basilar membrane
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A membrane inside the cochlea which vibrates in response to sound and whose vibrations lead to the creation of neural impulses
8
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Auditory nerve
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Nerve that sends sound impulses to the temporal lobe
