Definition Demolition
This is very delicate and vibrates when sound waves hit it.
What is the eardrum?
The sticky substance that protects the ears and keeps the skin from drying out.
What is earwax?
This is the outermost part of the ear.
What is the earlobe?
This is another word for hearing loss.
What is deafness?
This is Miss K's favorite color.
What is pink?
What are the stirrup, anvil, and hammer?
The ear bones.
Earwax should never be cleaned out using these.
What are cotton swabs (q-tips)?
This is where the auditory canal is.
What is the outer ear?
This is caused by not getting all of the water out of your ears after swimming.
What is swimmer's ear?
These 2 sets of animal twins are part of Miss K's herd.
What are bunnies and goats?
This is the fluid filled coil that has sound receptors.
What is the cochlea?
The ears have the smallest what in the body.
What are bones?
This is where the cochlea is located.
What is the inner ear?
This is used by deaf people to communicate more easily.
What is sign language?
Miss K played these 2 sports in college.
What is basketball and volleyball?
This nerve tells the brain what you are hearing.
What is the auditory nerve?
Many young kids get tubes in their ears to prevent this.
What is an ear infection?
The Eustachian tube drains fluid from the ear and equalizes this.
What is ear pressure?
This injury is often caused by sticking a q-tip in your ear too far.
What is a ruptured eardrum?
This famous painter has the same name as Miss K's horse.
Who is Picasso?
The canal that protects the eardrum and amplifies sound.
What is the auditory canal?
Getting your ears pierced incorrectly can lead to keloids which are this kind of tissue.
What is scar tissue?
These help you to balance and contain fluid.
What are the semicircular canals?
Listening to this will cause hearing loss.
What is loud music?
Horses are measured in hands instead of feet. This is how many hands Miss K's horse is. (Hint: 1 hand = 4 inches)
How much is 8 hands tall?