Identify the role of the eardrum, three bones in the middle ear, and oval window in transmitting sound waves before they reach the hair cells.

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2022-08-20

Identify the role of the eardrum, three bones in the middle ear, and oval window in transmitting sound waves before they reach the hair cells.

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-The process of auditory transduction begins when sound waves travel down the auditory canal and hit the eardrum, causing it to vibrate. -The vibration of the the eardrum sets three tiny bones in the middle ear (the hammer, anvil, and stirrup) into motion
-The motion of the middle ear bones cause vibrations in the cochlea's membrane-covered opening, known as the oval window.
These vibrations are translated into nervous signals via bending in microscopic hairs on the cochlear membrane.

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