Structure of the ear

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The ear Work out how the ear works

You are a sound wave. You are Funnelled into the ear by the pinna. Click the pinna.

Correct! You are still a sound wave. You are in the ear canal. Click the ear canal...

Correct! Next, you vibrate the Ear drum. Click the ear drum...

Correct! The vibrating ear drum vibrates the ossicle bones. Can you click the ossicle bones?

Correct! Now you vibrate the cochlea. Where is this?

Correct! The cilia send nerve signals to the brain along the audiotoy nerve. Click the auditory nerve.

Correct! The cilia turn vibrations into electrical signals. These pass along the auditory nerve to the brain and we hear things! Where is the auditory nerve?

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