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anvil/incus a tiny bone that passes vibrations from the hammer to the stirrup
cochlea a spiral shaped, fluid-filled inner ear structure; it is lined with cilia that vibrate and cause a nerve impulse to form
eardrum/tympanic membrane a thin membrane that vibrates when sound waves reach it
Eustachian tube connects the middle ear to the back of the nose; it equalizes the pressure between the middle ear and air outside
hammer/malleus a tiny bone that passes vibratiosn from the eardrum to the anvil
nerves these carry electro-chemical signals from the inner ear to the brain
outer ear canal the tube through which sound travels to the eardrum
pinna/auricle the visible part of the outer ear. It collects sound and directs it into the outer ear canal
semicircular canals three loops of fluid-filled tubes that are attached to the cochlea in the inner ear. They help us maintain our sense of balance
stirrup/stapes a tiny, U-shaped bone that passes vibrations from the anvil to the cochlea. This is the smallest bone in the human body.

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Created January 25, 2008
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10lowyj : Changed stirrup/stapes → a tiny, U-shaped bone that passes vibrations from the stirrup to the cochlea. This is the smallest bone in the human body. to stirrup/stapes → a tiny, U-shaped bone that passes vibrations from the anvil to the cochlea. This is the smallest bone in the human body.
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  1. Eustachian tube → connects the middle ear to the back of the nose; it equalizes the pressure between the middle ear and air outside - 3 misses
  2. eardrum/tympanic membrane → a thin membrane that vibrates when sound waves reach it - 2 misses
  3. hammer/malleus → a tiny bone that passes vibratiosn from the eardrum to the anvil - 2 misses
  4. semicircular canals → three loops of fluid-filled tubes that are attached to the cochlea in the inner ear. They help us maintain our sense of balance - 2 misses
  5. anvil/incus → a tiny bone that passes vibrations from the hammer to the stirrup - 1 miss
  6. cochlea → a spiral shaped, fluid-filled inner ear structure; it is lined with cilia that vibrate and cause a nerve impulse to form - 1 miss
  7. nerves → these carry electro-chemical signals from the inner ear to the brain - 1 miss