Parts of the Ear Game Quiz Online

What is your favourite sound? Is it the jingle of the ice cream truck as it passes by your street? Is it a song you love so much, you repeat it ten times a day? Is it a sibling’s laugh or your pet’s footsteps?

Whatever it is, your ears are an essential component in your body’s toolkit to sense the world around you. How well do you know your own ears?

Questions

This is also known as the auricle; it is the part of your ear that is visible on each side of your head.

A.Cranium

B.Sclera

C.Pinna

D.Nares

The eardrum is also called the…

A.Tympanic membrane

B.Trypanic membrane

C.Trypanosomic membrane

D.Turmeric membrane

What do you call the spiral-shaped organ in your inner ear?

A.Cochlea

B.Ganglia

C.Pinna

D.Eardrum

The purpose of the aforementioned organ is to convert _______ from the middle ear into _______.

A.vibrations, heat

B.heat, vibrations

C.nerve signals, vibrations

D.vibrations, nerve signals

Which is not a way to take care of your eardrums?

A.Lowering the volume from your headphones

B.Give time for your ears to rest in quiet surroundings

C.Don’t stick anything into your ear canal

D.Stick cotton swabs deep into your ears to clean them

What do you call the tiny bones in your middle ear?

A.Oracles

B.Orbitals

C.Ossicles

D.Oculus

The ___________ tube connects the middle ear to the back of the nose.

A.Eusticean

B.Eustachian

C.Euphratian

D.Eurasian

The function of the above tube is to…

A.Secrete mucus

B.Provide oxygen to the tissues in the air

C.Help you hear your own heartbeat

D.Balance air pressure on both of your eardrums

Why is earwax, also known as cerumen, beneficial to our health?

A.It traps germs and harmful particles

B.It protects and moisturizes our ear canal

C.It absorbs dead skin and other debris

D.All of the above

Your auricle is composed of…

A.cartilage only

B.cartilage and skin

C.muscle

D.skin only

Which is not an ossicle?

A.Incus

B.Stapes

C.Proteus

D.Malleus

Nerve signals from the inner ear travel to the brain through the auditory nerve, also known as the…

A.vagus nerve

B.oculomotor nerve

C.trigeminal nerve

D.cochlear nerve

What is the purpose of the auricle?

A.It detects temperature and pressure changes

B.It gathers and funnels sounds into the ear canal

C.It attracts potential mates

D.None of the above

Which organ in the ear aids in maintaining your sense of balance?

A.Vestibular system

B.Cochlea

C.Eardrum

D.Ossicles

Hearing noises louder than _____ decibels (dB) over a prolonged period of time can lead to ear damage.

A.70

B.50

C.30

D.20