| A | B |
|---|
| Pinna | Outer ear part that you see, auricle |
| Brain | interprets what the ear hears |
| ear canal | has hair and wax to keep dirt and insects out of the ear |
| hair cells | in cochlear, vibrate which generates electrical pitch and loudness information |
| nerve synapses | send impulses to the brain |
| eardrum | membrane that vibrates, at end of ear canal |
| semicircular canals | filled with fluid |
| cochlear | snail like organ with hair and nerves in the inner ear |
| hammer, stirrup, anvil | middle ear bones |
| oval window | connects Cochlear to balance organs |
| auditory nerve | 8th nerve, sends sound information to the brain |
| pitch | high and low sensation of sound |
| vocal chords | vibrate fast for high pitch, slow for low pitch |
| outer ear | collects sound and sends it down the ear canal |
| middle ear | filled with air and 3 bones that vibrate |
| inner ear | contains cochlear |
| balance organs | semicircular canals, hair cells, nerves and fluid |
