The Auditory System

What is the outer part of the ear called?

• Pinner

• Cochlea

• Ossicle

• Hammer

Which part of the ear vibrates like the head of a drum?

• Eardrum

• Cochlea

• Ossicle

• Angle

What is the name of the tiny chain of three bones in the middle ear?

• Hammer, Angle, Tapes

• Cochlea, Eardrum, Ossicle

• Pinner, Cochlea, Hammer

• Ossicle, Angle, Tapes

Where is the cochlea located?

• Outer ear

• Middle ear

• Inner ear

• Eardrum

What converts sound vibration into liquid vibration in the cochlea?

• Ossicles

• Hair

• Fluid

• Nerve signals

What does the brain process as sound?

• Sound waves

• Liquid vibration

• Nerve signals

• Cochlear fluid

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What does the Latin word 'cochlear' mean?

• Snail

• Ear

• Sound

• Vibration