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What is the function of the pinna and auditory canal in the ear?
What is the function of the pinna and auditory canal in the ear?
- To collect and funnel sound vibrations onto the eardrum (correct)
- To convert sound waves to electrical signals
- To interpret sound waves as electrical signals in the brain
- To transfer sound waves from the air to the bones in the middle ear
What is the eardrum the boundary of?
What is the eardrum the boundary of?
- The external and middle ear (correct)
- The auditory canal and outer ear
- The inner and external ear
- The middle and inner ear
What is the term 'meatus' referring to in the context of the ear?
What is the term 'meatus' referring to in the context of the ear?
- An opening or passage that leads inside the body (correct)
- A structure that produces sound waves
- A type of sound vibration
- A type of eardrum vibration
Where are the sound waves finally converted to electrical signals?
Where are the sound waves finally converted to electrical signals?
What is the auditory canal also known as?
What is the auditory canal also known as?
What is the primary function of the pinna in the outer ear?
What is the primary function of the pinna in the outer ear?
Which part of the ear transforms vibrations into electrical signals?
Which part of the ear transforms vibrations into electrical signals?
What determines the loudness and pitch of sound?
What determines the loudness and pitch of sound?
What marks the boundary between the outer ear region and the middle ear?
What marks the boundary between the outer ear region and the middle ear?
What is the function of the semi-circular canals in the inner ear?
What is the function of the semi-circular canals in the inner ear?
What is the role of the malleus in the hearing process?
What is the role of the malleus in the hearing process?
What is the function of the oval window of the cochlea?
What is the function of the oval window of the cochlea?
What happens when the mechanical vibrations of sound waves reach the cochlea?
What happens when the mechanical vibrations of sound waves reach the cochlea?
What determines how the hair cells in the cochlea are moved?
What determines how the hair cells in the cochlea are moved?
What is the final step in the process of hearing?
What is the final step in the process of hearing?
