Hearing and the Ear Answers

Kelli’s earplugs fall out while visiting a very loud factory. Which could likely happen to Kelli?

This diagram shows different parts of an ear.

Which action would be most likely to cause hearing loss?

Which part of the ear receives the signal from the eardrum?

Which is the part of the ear that collects the sound?

The bones of the middle ear cause which structure in the inner ear to vibrate and change the sound into signals?

Which could an injury to the eardrum most likely cause?

When a sound wave first enters the auricle, which part of the ear does it travel through on its way to the eardrum?

A student took these notes in class:-Inner ear-connected to the stirrup and auditory nerve-Shell-like and filled with fluid-Changes vibrations into signals

What happens to the the eardrum, a thin membrane at the end of the ear canal, when it is struck by a sound wave?