ANSC 53500 or BMS 52800
Avian Physiology

Worksheet
Special Senses - Ears

1. Birds lack auricles that are so very predominant in humans. So what does the bird use to cover and protect its outer ear? (3 points)

2. The middle ear if birds contains only one ossicle or bone as compared to mammals which have three ossicles. Name the middle ear ossicle of the bird. (1 point).

3. What are the two functions of the inner ear? (4 points)

4. Using a diagram of the avian ear, color the perilymph red and the endolymph blue. (2 points)

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