Parts of the Ear Vocab
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jodyrushton on April 5, 2009
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18 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 auricle | the visible part of the ear, located on the outside of the head |
| eardrum | the thin membrane at the end of the outer ear |
| hammer | the first of the 3 middle ear bones |
| anvil | one of the middle ear bones, located between the hammer and stirrup |
| stirrup | the last of the middle ear bones that leads to the oval window |
| oval window | a thin membrane at the opening of the cochlea |
| semicircular canals | three thin, looped tubes which control your sense of balance |
| cochlea | part of the inner ear where sound waves are turned into electric impulses |
| Eustachian tube | the narrow tube that connects the middle ear to the throat |
| auditory nerve | leads to the brain sending the electric impulses to be interpreted |
| mouth | where syllables and words are formed when air is passed through |
| larynx | the voicebox |
| vocal cords | bands of tissue in the larynx that vibrate when a person makes sounds |
| trachea | the windpipe |
| bronchi | two tubes which carry air from the lungs to the trachea |
| lungs | two balloon like organs that hold air in a person's chest |
| diaphragm | the muscle below the lungs that forces out air when a person makes sounds |
| auditory canal | a passageway lined with hairs, skin and wax producing glands |
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