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Human ear

Last Updated on March 20, 2019 By Mrs Shilpi Nagpal 8 Comments

Question 1 Name that part of ear which vibrates when outside sound falls on it?
Question 2 Name the tiny bones present in middle part of ear?
Question 3 What is the function of tiny bones in the middle ear?
Question 4 Name the tube which connects the middle ear to throat?
Question 5 Explain the working of ear?
Question 6 Name the nerve which carries electrical impulses from cochlea of ear to the brain?
Human Ear
 human ear
 
 
The ear consist of 3 compartments:
1)Outer
2)Middle
3)Inner
 
Outer Part

Part of the ear which we see outside
1)Pinna:Board part
2)Ear canal:2-3 cm long passage
3)Ear drum(Tympanum):At the end of ear canal is thin,elastic and circular membrane.

Middle Part
1)It consist of three small and delicate bones called hammer,anvil and stirrup .They are linked to each other.
2)Eustachian Tube:The lower part of middle ear has a narrow tube going to the throat.It connects middle ear to throat and ensures that air pressure inside middle ear is same as that on the outside.

Inner Part
1)Cochlea:Coiled tube
One side is connected to middle ear through elastic membrane over window.The cochlea is filled with a liquid.The liquid contains nerve cells which are sensitive to sound.the other side of cochlea is connected to auditory nerve which goes into the brain.

Working
Sound waves—->Pinna—–>ear canal—–>Fall on ear drum
Sound waves consist of compression(high pressure regions)and rarefaction(low pressure region).

When compression of sound waves strikes ear drum the pressure on the outside of membrane increases and forces the eardrum to move inward.

When rarefaction of sound waves strikes ear drum the pressure on the outside of membrane decreases and forces the eardrum to move outward.
When sound waves fall on ear drum,it starts vibrating back and forth rapidly.Vibrating ear drum causes hammer to vibrate.

Hammer—–>Anvil—–>Stirrup(Vibration passes)—–>Oval window—-> Liquid of cochlea.
The vibrating liquid of cochlea sets up electrical impulse in nerve cell present in it.These impulses are carried by auditory nerve to the brain.The brain interprets these electrical impulses as sound and we get sensation of hearing.

Filed Under: Sound, Class 9 Tagged With: anvil, cochlea, ear canal, ear drum, eustachian Tube, hammer, human ear, inner ear, middle ear, outer ear, pinna, stirrup, tympanum

About Mrs Shilpi Nagpal

Author of this website, Mrs Shilpi Nagpal is MSc (Hons, Chemistry) and BSc (Hons, Chemistry) from Delhi University, B.Ed (I. P. University) and has many years of experience in teaching. She has started this educational website with the mindset of spreading Free Education to everyone.

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  1. Gunjan says

    December 2, 2018 at 2:12 pm

    Good and simple answer for kids. Keep it up.

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  2. Susmita nath says

    December 17, 2018 at 4:00 pm

    Explained very simply and in a way that students can easily understand and remember

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  3. Kunj says

    December 19, 2018 at 8:31 pm

    It’s very easy to draw and label

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  4. A K Sharma says

    January 18, 2019 at 9:57 am

    Very clearly explained ,keeping in view that recipient is student of ninth class.

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  5. Parigya says

    January 21, 2019 at 10:08 pm

    It helper me very much.Thank You,

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  6. Samu says

    March 7, 2019 at 12:58 pm

    Nice explanations

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  7. Vedika says

    June 23, 2019 at 12:30 pm

    Thanks for explanation..

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  8. VK says

    March 6, 2021 at 12:58 pm

    It’s really helpfull……..Thank you.

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