Middle Ear
The location of the tympanic cavity.
What is the middle ear?
What is the function of the auditory cavity?
Point of entry for the sound energy from the external to the internal
What produces nerve impulses that are sent to the brain?
The Tiny Hair on the Cochlea
What are the three parts of the external ear?
Helix, tragus, and lobule
What thoes ears do?
Hear
The middle ear consists of three tiny bones called ___.
What is ossicles?
Why do we have the auditory tube?
For ventilation of the middle ear and maintain air pressure on both sides of the tympanic membrane
The ___ ____ relays information related to motion and position.
What is the vestibular nerve.
Are the eyes and ears connected?
Yes, they are connected by the eardrum
The three different parts of the outer ear.
What is the tragus, helix and lobule?
What is the organ of hearing?
What is the cochlea?
What is the purpose of the Mulcus and Incus?
Takes vibrations caused by sound waves to the liquid of the inner ear
What happens if you fracture your temporal bone?
Hearing loss may occur and bleeding in the ear
What type of tissue surrounds the external area?
Elastic Cartilage
The medical term for the outer ear.
What is the aurica or pinna?
The central inner ear cavity called?
What is the vestibule?
What connection does the brain have with the ear?
The Brain receives electric impulses from the cochlea that coverts sound waves to electric impulses
What contains your internal ear that helps you maintain your balance?
Fluid and fine, hairlike sensors
What bone surrounds the human ear?
Temporal Bone
The outer ear is made up of ____ and ____.
What is Cartilage and Skin?
What are the two bones in the Middle ear?
Malleus and incus
What is the purpose of the semicircular canal?
It helps maintain your sense of balance
What is one disease that affects the inner ear that leads to dizzy spells and hearing loss?
Menieres disease
Do Human ears have muscles? If yes, what are they?
Yes, they are called tensor tympani
The ____ starts at the outer ear and ends at the ear drum.
What is the ear canal?