Auditory nerve is responsible for
(a) smell
(b) sight
(c) hearing
(d) none

Q. Area of the brain specialised for hearing, smell and sight is-

Q. Give the function of each of the following:
(a) Olfactory nerve:
(b) Optic nerve:
(c) Facial nerve:
(d) Auditory nerve

Q. Assertion :Hair cells on the basilar membrane (the organ of Corti) are responsible for hearing. Reason: Pressure waves, which begin at the oval window, cause the basilar membrane to vibrate, so that the cilia of the hair cells touch the tectorial membrane. This causes the hair cells to initiate nerve impulses, which are carried by the auditory nerve to the brain.

Q.

Pick the odd one out giving reason

(a) Eardrum, oval window, multiple refraction, auditory nerves

(b) sound, water, vacuum, Steel, air

(c) amplitude of vibration, quantity of vibrating air, frequency, decibel

(d) hearing loss, high blood pressure, physical pain, noise

Q. The part of the ear that transmits sound vibrations to the brain is the
(a) cochlea.
(b) stirrup.
(c) eardrum.
(d) auditory nerve.