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Sound travels through the auricle, aka pinna, aka external flap of skin and cartilage that a lay person calls an ear, acts as a funnel directing sound toward ear canal and terminating at Tympanic Membrane, or Eardrum.

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The external auditory meatus and middle ear cavity are separated by the stapes?

The stapes is one of the three tiny bones in the middle ear known as the ossicles. It transmits sound vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear. The external auditory meatus is the passageway leading from the outer ear to the middle ear. The stapes does not separate the external auditory meatus from the middle ear cavity, but rather transmits sound vibrations between them.


What separates the external auditory meatus and middle ear?

The tympanic membrane (eardrum) separates the external auditory meatus (ear canal) from the middle ear. It vibrates in response to sound waves entering the ear canal and transmits these vibrations to the middle ear ossicles.


What is the function of the auditory ossicles and what are their names?

The auditory ossicles are located in the middle ear. Their function is to transmit and amplify the sound vibrations from the tympanic membrane (eardrum) to the oval window.· tympannic side = malleus or hammer· middle = incus or anvil· oval window side = stapes or stirrup


What part of the outer ear transmits sound by vibrating?

When a sound is made outside the outer ear, the sound waves, or vibrations, travel down the external auditory canal and strike the eardrum (tympanic membrane). The eardrum vibrates. The vibrations are then passed to 3 tiny bones in the middle ear called the ossicles. The ossicles amplify the sound.


What is the pathway of vibrations through the ossicles from the tympanic membrane or eardrum to the oval window?

The pathway of vibrations starts with the tympanic membrane vibrating in response to sound waves, which then causes the malleus, incus, and stapes (ossicles) to move. The malleus is connected to the tympanic membrane and transfers the vibrations to the incus. The incus then passes the vibrations to the stapes, which ultimately transmits the sound vibrations to the oval window of the cochlea.

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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.


The external auditory meatus and middle ear cavity are separated by the stapes?

The stapes is one of the three tiny bones in the middle ear known as the ossicles. It transmits sound vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear. The external auditory meatus is the passageway leading from the outer ear to the middle ear. The stapes does not separate the external auditory meatus from the middle ear cavity, but rather transmits sound vibrations between them.


What separates the external auditory meatus and middle ear?

The tympanic membrane (eardrum) separates the external auditory meatus (ear canal) from the middle ear. It vibrates in response to sound waves entering the ear canal and transmits these vibrations to the middle ear ossicles.


In the ear What ossicle is in contact with the tympanic membrane?

The ossicle that is in contact with the tympanic membrane is the malleus. The malleus, also known as the hammer, is the first of the three auditory ossicles in the middle ear and is directly attached to the eardrum. It transmits sound vibrations from the tympanic membrane to the incus, the next ossicle in the chain.


The malleus incus and stapers conduct vibrations from the eardrum to what?

The three auditory ossicles amplify and transmit sound vibrations from the tympanic membrane (eardrum) to the oval window, and thus into the fluid environment of the inner ear.


How is hearing loss related to the ossicles?

If there is a change to the basic structure or functioning ability of your auditory ossicles, this would result in Conductive Deafness as the ossicles will not be able to transmit and amplify the sound vibrations from the tympanic membrane to the oval window.


How does the mammalian ear functions as a hearing organ?

Sound waves are collected and directed to the auditory canal by the pinna. The tympanic membrane(a.k.a ear drum) transmits the sound waves by means of vibrations to the auditory ossicles: hammer(malleus), anvil(incus), stirrup(stape). The ossicles are a chain of small bones which leads through an opening(oval window) covered by thin membrane between the middle and inner ear. The stirrup transmits the vibrations to the membrane on oval window, which then vibrates as well. The vibrations are tranfered to the cochlea, which sets up waves in the endolymph. This stimulates the organ of Corti. Stimulus in converted to a nerve impulse. The impulse in carried ay the auditory nerve to the cerebrum for interpretation. That's that. I !


Which of the three ossicles strike the cochlea?

The auditory ossicles are located in the middle ear. Their function is to transmit and amplify the sound vibrations from the tympanic membrane (eardrum) to the oval window.tympannic side = malleus or hammermiddle = incus or anviloval window side = stapes or stirrupThe stapes/stirrup are the nearest ossicle to the cochlea of the inner ear.


What is the function of the auditory ossicles and what are their names?

The auditory ossicles are located in the middle ear. Their function is to transmit and amplify the sound vibrations from the tympanic membrane (eardrum) to the oval window.· tympannic side = malleus or hammer· middle = incus or anvil· oval window side = stapes or stirrup


Do ossicles equalize pressure?

No, auditory ossicles amplify and transmit sound vibrations. The auditory tube is the place where the air pressure in the middle ear can be equalized by bringing air in from or out to the pharynx or throat.


What connects the tympanic membrane to the inner ear?

auditory ossicles


Do humans have any sensitive bones in the ear?

There are three auditory ossicles in the middle chamber of the ear. They are very sensitive to the sound vibrations made by the tympanic membrane (eardrum).