Question

Describe the pathway of sound from the time a sound is generated to the time our brain registers the sound. make sure to include all key structures of the ear in your description.

Answer 1

Sound waves travel from outer ear in through auditory canal, causing tympanic membrane to vibrate, causing ossicles to move; vibrations move via the oval window through the fluid in the cochlea, stimulating thousands of tiny hair cells; results in transformation of vibrations into electrical impulses our brain perceives as sound