Which of the Following Statements Are True of the Ear

question 198

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements are true of the ear? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statements.)

• A)The cochlea contains the receptors for hearing.
• B)The auditory bones,in the order they vibrate,are the malleus,incus,and stapes.
• C)The nerves for hearing and equilibrium are the ninth cranial nerves.
• D)The eardrum is at the end of the ear canal.
• E)The receptors that detect movement of the head are hair cells in the organ of Corti.
• F)The four semicircular canals have hair cells that respond to gravity.
• G)Air pressure in the middle ear cavity is regulated by the mastoid sinus.
• H)The auditory areas are in the temporal lobes.

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