yes and no, When you hear a bark how do you know it is a dog? How do you recognize the sound as different from the phone rining or a song on the radio? Sound is captured by the ear and interpreted by the brain. The ear is made of three parts - the outer ear, middle ear, and inner ear. The outer ear is responsible for capturing sound waves. Once captured, the sound waves travel through the ear canal and vibrates the eardrum. Three tiny bones in the middle ear, called the hammer (malleus), the anvil (incus), and the stirrup (stapes), carry the vibration to the inner ear. A spiral structure called the cochlea changes the vibrations into electrical impulses, which are carried to the brain through the auditory nerve. A special area of your brain called the auditory cortex interprets and identifies the sound.
External auditory meatus
it the ear canal
ear drum
The tympanic membrane commonly called the ear drum. This membrane is stretched taut across the ear canal and detects tiny pressure deviations that are processed by the brain as sound.
the ear drum
The outer ear collects and funnels sound waves to the eardrum, where vibrations are carried into the middle ear.
to transmit sound entering the outer ear to the bones of the middle ear
gather sound waves
The outer ear helps sound to travel to the inner ear. It is responsible for collecting sound waves and directing them to the middle ear via the auditory canal.
External auditory meatus
to funnel or pass sound waves through the ear to the middle ear
External (outer) ear.
The outer ear helps funnel sound (vibrations) into the inner ear, increasing the number of quieter things you can hear.
it the ear canal
is responsible for transmitting sound waves from the outer ear to the inner ear
ear drum
yes