Short answerModerate1 mark
6(a)
State two functions of:
Ear
Topic: Functions of the ear
Previous-year question practice database
Answer
Exam answer
- HEARING — the cochlea converts sound vibrations into nerve impulses.
- BALANCE — the semicircular canals, utriculus and sacculus maintain the equilibrium of the body.
Explanation
Give the TWO quite separate jobs the ear does, since that is what the question is testing.
HEARING — COCHLEA (containing the organ of Corti) BALANCE — SEMICIRCULAR CANALS for dynamic balance (the body in motion) and UTRICULUS and SACCULUS for static balance (at rest)
Students often give two aspects of hearing and lose the second mark. The ear is a double organ, and the balance function is the one forgotten.
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