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Pinna
The fleshy part that's seen on the side of the head, directs sound waves into the auditory canel
auditory canel
A passage that leads to the eardrum, directs sound waves to te eardrum
eardrum
A thin membrane, vibrates when it receives sound waves and passes the vibrations to the ear ossicles
Ossicles
A chain of three small bones connecting the eardrum to the oval window, magnify sound vibrations and passes them to the cochlea through the oval window
Oval window,
a thin membrane, transfers sound vibrations from the ear ossicles to the cochlea
Eustachian Tube
An air passage leading from the middle ear to the throat, helps to equalise the air pressure on both sides of the ear drum
Cochlea
A coiled tube with sensory cells and filled with a fluid, changes sound vibrations into nerve impulses for transmission to the brain
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