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Question
- Draw a neat and well labelled diagram of the membranous labyrinth found in the inner ear.
- Based on the diagram drawn above in (i), give a suitable term for each of the following descriptions:
- The structure responsible for hearing.
- The sensory cells that help in hearing.
- The membrane-covered opening that connects the middle ear to inner ear.
- The nerves that carry impulses from the ear to the brain.
- The tube which equalises the air pressure on either side of the ear drum.
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Solution
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- Cochlea
- Organ of Corti
- Oval window
- Auditory Nerve
- Eustachian Tube
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