Question

Which statement is false?

The ear converts sound waves into electrical signals that are sent to the brain and interpreted as sound.

Sound waves enter through the outer ear and reach the middle ear where they cause the eardrum to vibrate

Vibrations are transmitted through three tiny bones in the middle ear called the ossicles.

The brain converts sound waves into electrical signals that are interpreted as sound.

Answer 1

Sound is directed down the ear canal to the ear drum, and then via the tiny middle ear bones (the smallest bones in the body) to the inner ear, which houses the sensory organ of hearing. This organ rests on a membrane that vibrates selectively to different sound frequencies, and so acts as a sound filter, which sorts sound frequencies into groups. High frequencies produce maximal vibrations at the beginning of the coiled inner ear, and low frequencies do the same at the other end.

Answer 2

The brain converts sound waves into electrical signals that are interpreted as sound