Ears and Nose

It is the total loss of hearing.

• deafness

• sound

• auricle

These are flaps of skin and cartilage on each side of the head.

• auditory nerves

• auricle

• cochlea

They send messages to the brain.

• auditory nerves

• cochlea

• auricle

They move when the eardrum vibrates.

• sound

• hammer, anvil and stirrup

• cochlea

It is the swelling of the middle ear.

• otitis media

• outer ear

• cochlea

It contains nerve cells and is filled with liquid.

• cochlea

• sound

• outer ear

It is where the sound waves pass through.

• semicircular canal

• sound

• outer ear

It makes the three small bones in the middle ear vibrate.

• sound

• auricle

• outer ear

It catches sound and directs them toward the eardrum.

• outer ear

• sound

• otitis externa

It is the swelling of the external ear canal.

• otitis externa

• auricle

• otitis media