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Sound waves entering the external auditory canal hit the eardrum also known as?
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Tympanic Membrane
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Which one of the following is the correct sequence of structures through which sound waves are sent to the brain?
Pinna, auditory canal, eardrum, middle ear, cochlea, vestibulocochlear nerve, temporal lobe
How is sound transmitted to the eardrum?
Sound is transmitted through the air to the eardrum as variations in pressure above and below ambient atmospheric pressure.
When sound is heard what structure would be the first to transmit the sound wave?
The eardrum.
Does the auditory canal carry the message of sound to the brain?
No. The 'message' is carried by the auditory nerve to the brain.
Which parts of the ear can be damaged by loud sound?
the eardrum
What is the s shaped tube leading to the eardrum?
The auditory canal allows sound to get to the eardrum.
What tube permits soundwaves to reach the eardrum?
The auditory canal allows sound to get to the eardrum.
What membrane functions as an eardrum?
The eardrum is the common name for the tympanic membrane.This is the membrane that separates the external ear to the middle ear. The vibration given by sound travels to the tympanic membrane, where it transfers the vibrations to the auditory ossicles.
What is the tube that sound waves travel along to get to the ear drum?
The auditory canal allows sound to get to the eardrum.
Outer portion of the ear?
The pinna (which means "wing" in Latin).
What is the function of the external auditory?
The external auditory meatus is the ear canal that allows sound waves to pass from the external environment to the tympanic membrane (ear drum).
Which part of the ear is sound gathered?
External auditory meatus
What parts in the ear assist in the ability to hear a sound wave from the time the sound enters the ear until it reaches the brain?
The auditory canal to the eardrum then the auditory nerve sends it to the brain for interpretation.
How sound gets to the eardrum?
Sounds entering the ear canal through the air as sound pressure variations come to the eardrum and are send to the cochlea of the inner ear.
The malleus incus and stapers conduct vibrations from the eardrum to what?
The three auditory ossicles amplify and transmit sound vibrations from the tympanic membrane (eardrum) to the oval window, and thus into the fluid environment of the inner ear.
What part of the outer ear that gathers sound?
As part of the external ear, the auricle or pinna acts like a horn to capture sound waves. They are then diverted or collected into the auditory canal. At the end of the canal is the tympanic membrane (eardrum) which changes the sound into vibrations to be transmitted further into the ear.
What causes the auditory ossicles to vibrate?
The sound waves, coming through the auditory canal, strike the tympanic membrane (eardrum).The eardrum vibrates because of the soundwaves.This vibration is picked up by the ossicles and transmitted through the middle ear to the oval window.Therefore it is the soundwaves causing the eardrum to vibrate that ultimately makes the ossicles vibrate.
