The Human Ear and Mechanism of Hearing of Sound

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The Human Ear and Mechanism of Hearing of Sound: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Human Ear, Parts of Human Ear, Outer Ear, Middle Ear, Inner Ear, Eardrum, and Structure of Human Ear.

Important Questions on The Human Ear and Mechanism of Hearing of Sound

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Our ear has three media through which sound propagates.

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Name the snail-like part of the human ear that is located inside the inner ear.

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Which membrane of the human ear vibrates when sound wave enters our ear?

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Outer ear is also known as _____.

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The vibration in the series of bones is transmitted to the _____ of the inner ear through the oval window. 

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Is pinna alone enough to detect sound?

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What are the different parts of the ear?

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A person is listening to a tone of 500 Hz sitting at a distance of 450 m from the source of the sound, what is the time interval between successive compressions from the source?
 

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The part of the internal ear that establishes balance is _____.

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Name the thin structure that moves up and down in the ear.

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Lalitha was cleaning the middle ear using a matchstick. Her friend Suparns immediately stopped her from doing so. What values do we learn from Suparna? 

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Cochlea is present in the outer ear

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Which of the following is/are a bone(s) in a middle ear?

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The system of bones present in _____ (middle ear/ outer ear/ inner ear) helps the sound waves to travel to the brain.  

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The _____ is also called the pinna.