Ear Structures & Equilibrium

Question 1

What part of the ear is the pinna in?

Answer 1

Outer

Question 2

What does the pinna do?

Answer 2

Helps collect initial sound waves

Question 3

Which is the pinna responsible for?

Answer 3

Hearing

Question 4

What part of the ear is the ear canal in?

Answer 4

Outer

Question 5

What does the ear canal do?

Answer 5

Tunnel-like structure that carries sound waves to middle ear

Question 6

Which is the ear canal responsible for?

Answer 6

Hearing

Question 7

What part of the ear is the tympanic membrane in?

Answer 7

Middle

Question 8

What does the tympanic membrane do?

Answer 8

Turns sound waves into vibrations

Question 9

Which is the tympanic membrane responsible for?

Answer 9

Hearing

Question 10

What part of the ear are the malleus

Answer 10

incus

Question 11

What do the malleus

Answer 11

incus

Question 12

Which are the ossicles responsible for?

Answer 12

Hearing

Question 13

What part of the ear is the auditory tube in?

Answer 13

Middle

Question 14

What does the auditory tube do?

Answer 14

Maintain air pressure across tympanic membrane

Question 15

Which is the auditory tube responsible for?

Answer 15

Equilibrium

Question 16

What part of the ear are the semicircular canals in?

Answer 16

Inner

Question 17

What do the semicircular canals do?

Answer 17

Detect motion and contain hair cells

Question 18

Which are responsible for?

Answer 18

Equilibrium

Question 19

What part of the ear is the cochlea in?

Answer 19

Inner

Question 20

What does the cochlea do?

Answer 20

Convert fluid movement into electrical signals for hearing

Question 21

Which is the cochlea responsible for?

Answer 21

Hearing

Question 22

What part of the cochlea hears high frequency?

Answer 22

Outer side/closer to the ossicles

Question 23

What part of the cochlea hears low frequency?

Answer 23

Inner side/closer to the auditory nerve

Question 24

What is the fluid called in the cochlea and semicircular canals?

Answer 24

Endolymph

Question 25

What is the auditory tube also known as?

Answer 25

Eustachian Tube

Question 26

Where are the hair cells located in the semicircular canals?

Answer 26

In the cupula

Question 27

What does the superior semicircular canal detect?

Answer 27

Superior and inferior motion (yes motion)

Question 28

What does the posterior semicircular canal detect?

Answer 28

Ears touching shoulder movement (confusion motion)

Question 29

What does the lateral semicircular canal detect?

Answer 29

Left and right movement (no motion)

Question 30

What part of the cochlea hears high frequency?

Answer 30

Outer side/closer to the ossicles

Question 31

What part of the cochlea hears low frequency?

Answer 31

Inner side/closer to the auditory nerve

Question 32

What is the fluid called in the cochlea and semicircular canals?

Answer 32

Endolymph

Question 33

What is the auditory tube also known as?

Answer 33

Eustachian Tube

Question 34

Where are the hair cells located in the semicircular canals?

Answer 34

In the cupula

Question 35

What does the superior semicircular canal detect?

Answer 35

Superior and inferior motion (yes motion)

Question 36

What does the posterior semicircular canal detect?

Answer 36

Ears touching shoulder movement (confusion motion)

Question 37

What does the lateral semicircular canal detect?

Answer 37

Left and right movement (no motion)

Question 38

What part of the cochlea hears high frequency?

Answer 38

Outer side/closer to the ossicles

Question 39

What part of the cochlea hears low frequency?

Answer 39

Inner side/closer to the auditory nerve