Sounds
Sounds travel in...
Waves
The snail shell looking part of the inner ear is called the....? And is responsible for.....?
Cochlea, turning sound waves into electrical signals
The three ossicle bones are known as?
Malleus, Incus, Stapes
Part of the ear that is visible is called the
Pinna
Explain how sound travels in our ears? The sound waves go through the ______, down the _____. and then cause the ______ to vibrate.
pinna, external auditory canal, tympanic membrane
Mr. Schmit's favorite football team
Part of the brain that interprets sound
Temporal Lobe
What is the smallest of the three occicle bones?
Stapes
The function of the pinna is to....
funnel sounds into the ear
Mr. Schmit's favorite basketball player
Anthony Edwards
The loudness of a sound is called....
Volume / Amplitude
Which cranial nerve carries information about sound to the brain?
Sound waves travel through the auditory canal making the __________ vibrate.
Tympanic membrane
Located at the bottom of the pinna. Sometimes attached or free
Ear Lobe
What is the function of earwax in the ear?
To help keep the auditory canal clean, and to muffle very loud and harmful sounds, keep out bugs
Sounds are created by....
Vibrations
Located under the oval window and stapes
Round Window
The part of the ear that the stapes vibrates and amplifies sound is known as the...
Oval window
What is the pinna made out of?
Cartilage covered in skin
What are the calcified little rock structures in the vestibule called?
The highness or lowness of a sound is known as
Pitch / Frequency
The part of the inner ear that is responsible for helping us maintain dynamic equilibrium (rotational equilibrium) and contains fluid
semicircular canals
It controls pressure within the middle ear to keep equal pressure with the air outside our body
Eustachian tubes
After the sound waves are funneled through your pinna they travel down the....
external auditory canal
What type of sensory receptors are stereocilia attached to?
Mechanoreceptors