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7 Cards in this Set
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Ear drum |
Sounds waves hit it and translates the wave enery to mechanical energy to travel the rest of the ear |
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Malleus |
Connects ear drum, passes sound to rest of ear |
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Incus |
Anvil, collects vibrations and sends to the stirrup |
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Stapes |
Stirrup, final bone on the ear, collects and passes on sounds, causing stirrup to compress/compressing waves so they can pass into inner ear |
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Semicircular canals |
Receive electrical impulses generated by ear and pass info to the brain to be interpreted |
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Cochlea |
Filled with nerve cells, pick up different vibrations/frequencies and turn them into electrical pulses sent up to the brain |
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Eustachian tube |
Equalized pressure on each side of the ear drum, protects middle ear from unwanted pressure fluctuations and loud sounds |
