Question

When sound waves reach the (5) ____________, they are captured by the pinna and funneled through the ear canal to the (6) ____________, causing the ear drum to vibrate. These vibrations are passed through the tiny bones of the (7) __________, which amplify the vibrations. The vibrations are transmitted to the (8) ____________ in the inner ear, where they form ripples on the (9) ____________, bending the (10) __________, which convert the vibrations into a pattern of neural impulses which the brain can interpret. The impulses are carried by the (11) __________ to the (12) ____________ in the temporal lobe for processing and interpretation.

Answer 1

When sound waves reach the (5)outer ear, they are captured by the pinna and funneled through the ear canal to the (6) eardrum, causing the eardrum to vibrate. These vibrations are passed through the tiny bones of the (7) middle ear called ossicles, which amplify the vibrations. The vibrations are transmitted to the (8) cochlea in the inner ear, where they form ripples on the (9) fluid inside the cochlea, bending the (10) stereocilia, which convert the vibrations into a pattern of neural impulses which the brain can interpret. The impulses are carried by the (11) auditory nerve to the (12) auditory cortex in the temporal lobe for processing and interpretation.