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Questions and Answers List

Question	Answer
the state of being balanced and refers to the position of the head in relation to the body	equilibrium
helps maintain the position of the head relative to the force of gravity moving in car but body not moving	static
maintains position of the head during sudden movement of any type of rotation, declaration or acceleration	dyamic
the nerve involved in hearing	vestibulocochlear nerve
the vestibule, the cochlea, the semicircular canals	inner ear structure
the small snail- shaped organ in the ear and contains the receptors for hearing	cochlea
elastic cartilage covered with skin that directs sound waves towards the tympanic membrane	pinna
curved 2.5cm tube of the cartilage and bone leading into the temporal bone	external auditory canal
produces cerumen that lubricates and protects the external ear	ceruminous gland
thin semi-transparent membrane that separates the external ear and middle ear sound waves vibrate the tympanic membrane and transfers that energy to ossicles	tympanic membrane
contains 3 ossicles that transmit and amplify sound waves malleus (attached to tympanic membrane) incus stapes (attached to oval window	middle ear