With reference to the human ear, answer the questions that follow:
(a) Give the technical term for the structure found in the inner ear.
(b) Name the three small bones present in the middle ear. What is the biological term for them collectively?
(c) Name the part of the ear associated with (l) static balance (2) hearing (3) dynamic balance.
(d) Name the nerve, which transmits messages from the ear to the brain.
With reference to the human ear, answer the questions that follow:
(a) Give the technical term for the structure found in the inner ear.
(b) Name the three small bones present in the middle ear. What is the biological term for them collectively?
(c) Name the part of the ear associated with (l) static balance (2) hearing (3) dynamic balance.
(d) Name the nerve, which transmits messages from the ear to the brain.
(a) The middle ear or membranous labyrinth has two structures inside it, the cochlea and the semi-circular canals.
(b) Malleus, incus and stapes. The biological term for them collectively is called ossicles.
(c) Static balance - Utriculus and sacculus (inner ear)
Hearing - Internal ear
Dynamic balance - Semi-circular canals (inner ear)
d) The Auditory nerve.They are also known as the 8th cranial nerve.
(a) The middle ear or membranous labyrinth has two structures inside it, the cochlea and the semi-circular canals.
(b) Malleus, incus and stapes. The biological term for them collectively is called ossicles.
(c) Static balance - Utriculus and sacculus (inner ear)
Hearing - Internal ear
Dynamic balance - Semi-circular canals (inner ear)
d) The Auditory nerve.They are also known as the 8th cranial nerve.
