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  • The sound waves, coming through the auditory canal, strike the tympanic membrane (eardrum).
  • The eardrum vibrates because of the soundwaves.
  • This vibration is picked up by the ossicles and transmitted through the middle ear to the oval window.
  • Therefore it is the soundwaves causing the eardrum to vibrate that ultimately makes the ossicles vibrate.
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The auditory ossicles must vibrate the oval window and set the endolymph in motion?

This statement is true.


What is the middle ear used for?

The middle ear contains the three auditory ossicles, which vibrate to transfer the sound to the cochlea in the inner ear.


What happens when auditory ossicles vibrate the oval window and set the endolymph in motion?

The now fluid vibrations will stimulate the mecanoreceptors turning the vibrations into electrical energy which will then be sent by the auditory nerve (cranial nerve #8) to the brain for interpretation.


What happens if spongy bone grows between the auditory ossicles?

Spongy bone growing between the auditory ossicles is called otosclerosis. This is one of the causes of Conductive Deafness or Hearing Loss where the ossicles are not able to "conduct" the sound vibrations from the eardrum to the oval window. The spongy bone "dampens" the vibrations instead of amplifying them.


Osteosclerosis is a condition involving what?

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What is another medical term for auditory ossicle?

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What connects the tympanic membrane to the inner ear?

auditory ossicles


Where do soundwaves go after the auditory ossicles?

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What structure causes the malleus to vibrate?

Sound waves cause the tympanic membrane (eardrum) to vibrate, which in turn causes the malleus (hammer) to vibrate. This vibration is transmitted through the ossicles in the middle ear, ultimately leading to movement of the stapes against the oval window of the cochlea.


The associated bones of the skull include what?

The associated bones of the skull include the mandible (jawbone), hyoid bone, and auditory ossicles (malleus, incus, and stapes).


The vibrations received by the tympanic membrane are transferred to the oval window by the?

The vibrations received by the tympanic membrane are transferred to the oval window by the three auditory ossicles: the malleus, incus, and stapes. These ossicles amplify and transmit the sound waves from the eardrum to the inner ear for processing.


What is fusion of the ossicles?

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