A | B |
External ear | pinna, auditory canal, tympanic membrane |
Middle ear | Ossicles, eustachian tube |
Inner ear | Cochlea, semicircular canals |
Pinna/Auricle | Collects and directs sound waves |
Auditory canal | Canal that contains cerumen |
Cerumen | Earwax |
Eardrum | Tympanic membrane |
Tympanic membrane | Separates outer and middle ear |
Ossicles | three small bones that help transmit sound |
Maleus, inca, stapes | Ossicles |
Eustachian tube | connests the middle ear and pharynx |
Cochlea | spiral shaped / helps transmit sound |
Semicircular canals | helps maintain balance |