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.
auricle, auditory canal, eardrum
Sound waves travel in ______ directions.
All
It penetrates the temporal bone and enters the cavity of the middle ear.
Tympanic nerve
What is the smallest of the three occicle bones?
Stapes
The function of the pinna is to....
funnel sounds into the ear
transmits sensory information
vestibular nerve
The loudness of a sound is called....
Volume
Your ________ makes sense of the sounds we hear
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
Sounds are created by....
Vibrations
Located under the oval window and stapes
Round Window
The part of the ear that the stirrup hits and amplifies sound is known as the...
Oval window
What is the pinna made out of?
Cartilage covered in skin
What do we call sound waves that are disorganized?
Noise
The highness or lowness of a sound is known as
Pitch
The part of the inner ear that is responsible for helping us balance 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 do we call sound waves that are organized?
Music