Mention if the following statements are true (T) or false (F):

(i) The sense of hunger is located on the tongue. T/F

(ii) The human ear is concerned with hearing only. T/F

(iii) Pinna concentrates and directs sound waves towards tympanum T/F

(i) False – Sense of taste is located on the tongue.

Explanation: Taste is the sensation produced when a substance in the mouth reacts chemically with taste receptor cells located on taste buds on the tongue.

(ii) False – Human ear is concerned with hearing and balancing.

Explanation: The major task of the ear is to detect, transmit and transduce sound, and maintain our sense of balance.

(iii) False – Auditory canal concentrates and directs sound waves towards tympanum.

Explanation: Once the sound waves have passed the pinna, they move two to three centimeters into the auditory canal before hitting the eardrum, also known as the tympanic membrane.