questionWhat structures, in order, are responsible for hearing, starting with a sound wave?
auditory canal, tympanic membrane, malleus, incus, stapes, oval window, cochlea
cochlea, tympanic membrane, auditory canal, malleus, incus, stapes, oval window
tympanic membrane, incus, stapes, malleus, oval window, cochlea, auditory canal
auditory canal, oval window, stapes, incus, malleus, tympanic membrane, cochlea
tympanic membrane, malleus, incus, stapes, auditory canal, cochlea, oval window
answerauditory canal, tympanic membrane, malleus, incus, stapes, oval window, cochlea
*Sound waves enter the auditory canal and strike the tympanic membrane. This causes the malleus, incus, and stapes to vibrate. The malleus strikes the oval window, which passes pressure to the fluid of the cochlea.
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