Understanding How Hearing Works

What is the role of the tympanic membrane in the hearing process?

• It amplifies sound waves.

• It vibrates in response to sound waves.

• It transmits signals directly to the brain.

• It filters out background noise.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three ossicles in the middle ear?

• Incus

• Stapes

• Cochlea

• Malleus

How does the energy transfer from the middle ear to the inner ear?

• Directly to the auditory nerve

• Through the Eustachian tube

• By the tympanic membrane

• Via the oval window

What structure in the cochlea is responsible for converting vibrations into neural signals?

• Tympanic membrane

• Organ of Corti

• Eustachian tube

• Auditory cortex

Where are the signals from the hair cells processed in the brain?

• Cochlea

• Auditory cortex

• Middle ear

• Eustachian tube