What is the function of the following:
Pinna – the flap of cartilage which has the sole purpose of directing sound waves
tympanic membrane – the ear drum that starts the vibrating
ossicles – they vibrate to cause movement within the fluid of the cochlea
cochlea – to stimulate nerve impulses to be sent to the brain by the auditory nerve.
semicircular canals- deals with balance, the equilibrium of the body
What three bones make up the ossicles? Malleus, incus, stapes.
What is the function of hairs in the ear? To move or sway as the fluid in the cochlea move
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