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What part of the outer ear transmits sound by vibrating?
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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.
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∙ 10y agoThe sound waves hit the tympanic membrane (eardrum) which vibrates because if that. This vibration is picked up and amplified by the ossicles and transmitted to the oval window. From there they enter the fluid environment of the inner ear, are changed to electrical energy and sent to the brain for interpretation.
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∙ 13y agoTympanic membrane
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what part of the ear collects sounds in the environment?
Sound waves are 'collected' by the ear drum. This is a film stretched across the ear canal. Much like it's namesake, it responds to sound waves by vibrating. These vibrations are read as electrical signals by your nerves, and it is transmitted to brain as impulses.
