| 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 cochlea, vibrate which generates electrical pitch and loudness information |
| eardrum | membrane that vibrates, at end of ear canal |
| semicircular canals | filled with fluid, important in balance |
| cochlea | snail like organ with cilia (hair) and nerves in the inner ear |
| hammer, stirrup, anvil | middle ear bones (ossicles) |
| pitch | high and low sensation of sound |
| vocal chords | vibrate fast for high pitch, slow for low pitch |
| pinna | collects sound and sends it down the ear canal |
| middle ear | filled with air and 3 bones that vibrate |
| inner ear | contains cochlea |
| balance organs | semicircular canals |
