All About Ears 2

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1. This Harvard physiologist won a Nobel Prize for his work with cochlear mechanics. Helmholtz Bray Wever von Bekesy

2. The membranous labyrinth is filled with what type of fluid? perilymph cortilymph cerebrospinal endolymph

3. This rapid back and forth movement of the eyes is associated with vertigo. random optokinesis dizziness nystagmus

4. Identify one of the membranes that separates the bony labyrinth from the membranous labyrinth. Corti's membrane Cochlear membrane Basilar Membrane Hair cell membrane

5. The flaccid portion of the tympanic membrane is referred to as: Jaspar's Membrane Vestibular Membrane Shrapnell's Membrane Tectorial Membrane

6. These nerves carry impulses from the cochlea to the brain. dendrite afferent efferent cortical

7. This bone is the largest in the ossicular chain. malleus incus hyoid stapes

8. This organ provides nutrients to the cochlea. organ of Corti stria vascularis reticular lamina Golgi apparatus

9. This is the term for the cochlear turn that protrudes into the middle ear space. promontory cleft partition sinus

10. The temporal bone has five sections of varying density. Which portion is the hardest? mastoid styloid squamous petrous