Parts of the Ear

Question	Answer
It is visible part of the ear.	pinna
It is shaped like a shell also called "auricle".	pinna
It catches and directs sound waves to the auditory canal.	pinna
It is a tube between the pinna and the eardrum.	auditory canal
Its walls contain parts that secrete earwax, also called "cerumen".	auditory canal
A waxy yellow substance and it prevents dirt from getting inside the ear.	cerumen
It carries the sound waves to the middle ear.	auditory canal
A membrane, a thin piece of skin, found at the end of the auditory canal.	eardrum
It shakes or vibrates when the sound strikes or reaches it.	eardrum
It is one of the 3 tiny bones in the ear also called "malleus"	hammer
It passes vibrations from the eardrum to the anvil.	hammer
Also called "incus".	anvil
It passes vibrations from the hammer to the stirrup.	anvil
Also called the "stapes".	stirrup
Smallest bone in the human body.	stirrup
It passes vibrations from the stirrup to the cochlea.	stirrup
The 3 tiny bones are collectively known as ?	ossicles
A tube that connects the middle ear to the back of the throat.	Eustachian tube
Function of the Eustachian tube.	Helps the ears drain fluid.
Helps keep air pressure in the ears at the right level.	Eustachian tube
The 3 looped chambers filled with fluid.	Semi-circular canals
It is a snail-shaped chamber filled with fluid.	cochlea
It has hairs that move back and forth.	cochlea
Part of the ear that contains nerve endings.	cochlea

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	Created by Maria Lourdes Ta almost 10 years ago