Hearing & Equilibrium

What is the function of the middle ear?

• Sound Transmission

• Maintain Balance

• Convert sound waves into nerve impulses

• Bends the hair cells

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which type of joint is between the ossicles?

• Synovial joint

• Hinge joint

• Ball and Socket

• Saddle joint

What are the two functions of the pharyngotympanic auditory tube?

• Sound Transmission & Balance Coordination

• Nerve Impulse Generation & Dynamic Equilibrium

• Drainage & Pressure Accommodation

What is the receptor for hearing called?

• Ear Drum

• Hair Cell

• Auditory Canal

• Photoreceptors

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Which type of fluid is found in the bony labyrinth?

• Perilymph

• Endolymph

• Effusion

• Blood

In the process of hearing, the stapes creates _____ in the perilymph which eventually causes the _____ membrane in the spiral organ to move.

• Sound Waves, Basilar

• Basilar, Pressure Waves

• Pressure Waves, Basilar

• Pressure Waves, Plasma

The vestibule of the inner ear contains which two structures that are involved in equilibrium?

• Vestibule & Cochlear

• Saccule & Utricle

• Basilar & Semicircular Canals

• Pharyngotympanic Auditory Tube and Cochlea

Bending of the ______ opens up the mechanically gated ion channels which results in a _____ potential in the hair cell.

• Stereocilia, Receptor

• Stapes, Action

• Ossicles, Pressure

• Hair cells, resting

Which cell generates and carries the nerve impulse out of the cochlea?

• Dendritic Cells

• Hair Cells

• Spiral Ganglion

• Basilar Cells

What is the function of semicircular canals?

• Postural Equilibrium

• Static Equilibrium

• Dynamic equilibrium

• Hearing

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8