__________ collects sound waves and carries them to the auditory canal.

Tympanum

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Pinna

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Malleus

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Ear wax

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Solution

The correct option is B
Pinna

The pinna is the only visible part of the ear (the auricle). The function of the pinna is to act as a kind of funnel, which assists in collecting sound and directing it further into the ear, ensuring that it hits the ear drum.

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Q. Following is a list of the events (in a random order) that lead to the formation of an auditory impulse.
(i) Vibration is transferred from the malleus to the incus to the stapes.
(ii) Basilar membrane moves up and down.
(iii) Nerve impulse is transmitted in cochlear nerve to auditory cortex of brain for impulse analysis and recognitions.
(iv) Sound waves pass through ear canal.
(v) Stereocilia of hair cells of organ of Corti rub against tectorial membrane.
(vi) Sound waves cause ear drum to vibrate.
(vii) Nerve impulse is generated.
(viii) Vibrations move from fluid of vestibular canal to the fluid of tympanic canal.
(viii) Vibrations move from fluid of vestibular canal to the fluid of tympanic canal.
(ix) Membrane at oval window vibrates.
Which of the following options represents these events in a correct order?

Match the following parts of the ear with their functions.

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Given below are two sets (a) and (b) of five parts in each. Rewrite them in correct sequence.
(a) Cochlea, tympanum, auditory canal, ear ossicles, oval window.
(b) Conjunctiva, retina, cornea, optic nerve, lens.

Q. Match column I with column II and select the correct option from the given codes.

Column I	Column II
A. Pinna	(i) Collects vibrations in the air which produces sound
B. Ear canal	(ii) Passage for sound wave from pinna to ear drum
C. Tympanic membrane	(iii) Transfers sound wave to ear ossicles
D. Ear ossicles	(iv) Increases the efficiency of transmission of sound waves to the inner ear
E. Cochlea	(v) Has hearing receptors
F. Eustachian tube	(vi) Equalises the pressure on both sides of ear drum
G. Auditory nerves	(vii) Impulse transfer from organ of Corti to auditory cortex in temporal lobe of cerebrum

Match the following parts of the ear with their functions.

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__________ collects sound waves and carries them to the auditory canal.

The correct option is B Pinna The pinna is the only visible part of the ear (the auricle). The function of the pinna is to act as a kind of funnel, which assists in collecting sound and directing it further into the ear, ensuring that it hits the ear drum.

The correct option is B
Pinna

The pinna is the only visible part of the ear (the auricle). The function of the pinna is to act as a kind of funnel, which assists in collecting sound and directing it further into the ear, ensuring that it hits the ear drum.