Dec 1, 2025 · Anatomically, the ear has three distinguishable parts: the outer, middle, and inner ear. Learn about the anatomy and physiology of the human ear in this article.

Dec 1, 2025 · Crossing the middle-ear cavity is the short ossicular chain formed by three tiny bones that link the tympanic membrane with the oval window and inner ear. From the outside …

Dec 1, 2025 · Sound waves enter the outer ear and travel through the external auditory canal until they reach the tympanic membrane, causing the membrane and the attached chain of auditory …

Inner ear, part of the ear that contains organs of the senses of hearing and equilibrium. The bony labyrinth, a cavity in the temporal bone, is divided into three sections: the vestibule, the …

Dec 1, 2025 · Crossing the middle-ear cavity is the short ossicular chain formed by three tiny bones that link the tympanic membrane with the oval window and inner ear. From the outside …

It collects sound waves and sends them into a curved passageway called the ear canal. The ear canal leads to the eardrum, which separates the outer ear from the middle ear.

Within the bony labyrinth is a membranous labyrinth, which is also divided into three parts: the semicircular ducts; two saclike structures, the saccule and utricle, located in the vestibule; and …

The outer ear directs sound vibrations through the auditory canal to the eardrum, which is stretched across the end of the auditory canal and which transmits sound vibrations to the …

Nov 17, 2025 · Vincent van Gogh is well known to have cut off a part of his own ear, but the circumstances of the incident are not fully understood. Some historians speculate that it was …

Dec 1, 2025 · There are two sets of end organs in the inner ear, or labyrinth: the semicircular canals, which respond to rotational movements (angular acceleration); and the utricle and …