Ear Composition
Colour by Numbers Activity
The content in this activity aligns with Chapter 15: Sensory Systems in Building a Medical Terminology Foundation 2e.
Instructions: Review the illustration. This illustration displays the structures of the ear.
Task: Colour each numbered structure using the colour indicated in the list below:
- malleus (orange)
- incus (red)
- stapes (brown)
- vestibule (green)
- vestibular nerve (dark blue)
- cochlear nerve (grey)
- round window (yellow)
- cochlea (light blue)
- eustachian tube (brown)
- ear canal (green)
- auricle (yellow)
- timpanic cavity (purple)
- timpanic membrane (pink)
Image Attribution
The image used in this activity was sourced from OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology OER by Betts, et al., which is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Following OpenStax’s leadership and in the spirit of open education, we have licensed this OER with the same license.
Image Description
This illustration activity shows the structure of the ear with the major parts. The ear is divided into 3 parts from left to right: external ear, middle ear, and inner ear. The illustration includes: the external ear (auricle, ear canal), middle ear (tympanic membrane, malleus, incus, tympanic cavity), and inner ear (stapes, vestibule, vestibular nerve, cochlear nerve, cochlea, round window, eustachian tube).