Ear
What is the outer part of the ear that you can visibly see?
Auricle
The ear can be split up in to the outer, middle and inner ear, the ossicle bones are found in what part?
Middle Ear
Name one of the ossicle bones?
Stapes, Malleus, Incus
Which one of the ossicle bones directly connects to the ear drum?
Malleus
What part of the ear helps to funnel sound waves to the acoustic meatus?
Auricle
What is the correct anatomical name for the ear drum?
Tympanic Membrane
What is the purpose of the ear drum?
pass sound waves to the ossicle bones of the middle ear?
What does the organ of corti help to sense?
Sound
What do cerumious glands secrete?
ear wax
What is the purpose of the Tensor tympani and stapedius muscles?
Limit the ossicles vibration and minimize ear damage.
What could be described as the central egg shaped cavity of the bony labyrinth?
Vestibule
Which ossicle bone directly connects to the oval window?
Stapes
Is the cochlea involved in hearing or helping to maintain equilibrium
hearing
Is the vestibule involved in hearing or helping to maintain equilibrium
Equilibrium
The crista ampullaris receptor responds to what?
rotational movement of the head