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Human Ear Anatomy

The document provides a diagram of the human ear and labels for its key parts. It also includes incomplete sentences about how sound is detected and transmitted through the ear, and terms to fill in the blanks relating to the inner ear anatomy and functions.

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Human Ear Anatomy

The document provides a diagram of the human ear and labels for its key parts. It also includes incomplete sentences about how sound is detected and transmitted through the ear, and terms to fill in the blanks relating to the inner ear anatomy and functions.

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  • Ear Anatomy Overview

Name ______________________ Date_____ / _____ / _________

HUMAN EAR ANATOMY


Provide the labels for the indicated parts on the diagram of an ear.

a. Anvil
b. Earlobe
c. Cochlea
d. Auditory canal
e. Semicircular canals
f. Hammer
g. Auditory nerve
h. Eustachian tube
i. Stirrup
j. Eadrum
k. Oval window

Provide the missing terms in the blanks below.

Sound waves are initially detected by a large membrane in the outer ear called the
eardrum or _________________________________. These vibrations are transformed by three
small bones, the _______________, ________________, and ________________, in the ____________
ear. The last of these contacts the ________________ which is smaller than the tympanic
membrane and is where hearing actually takes place by transmitting the sound to the inner
ear. The inner ear contains a fluid-filled chamber called the ________________ which receives
the wave motion that goes on to travel through the vestibular and tympanic canals. As the
sound waves travel they beat against the sides of the canals, bending ___________ and
causing the associated _________________ to transmit impulses. The information is then carried
to the brain via the __________________ and interpreted.

The inner ear also contains three _______________________ which are filled with _____________
and positioned at _____________ angles to one another and are. These structures help to
maintain ______________. Also, connecting the throat to the middle ear, the ____________
___________ serve to equalize air pressure.

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