Intro | Anvil | Ear Canal | Semicircular Canals | Cochlea | Eardrum | Hammer | Auditory Nerve | Stirrup
Part 1: Image-Mapped Tutorial
Part 2: Matching Self-Test
Part 3: Multiple-Choice Self-Test
The waves of air pressure, trapped by the pinna of the outer ear, are conveyed to the middle ear via the Ear Canal.
A taut membrane called the Eardrum lies at the end of the ear canal. The characteristics of air waves hitting the eardrum are converted into corresponding vibrations of this membrane.
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Another label for the eardrum is tympanic membrane.