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The Human Ear
The human auditory system is responsible for helping human beings hear. Hearing is also one of the five senses, along with sight, smell, taste, and touch.
The Sensitive and Complex Human Ear
As with the human eye, the human ear is a complex organ. Though sensitive, the inner ear is well protected. Externally, this is not the case, and ear lobes can be easily damaged.
Three Main Sections
There are three main sections of the human ear, which are the outer ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. The process of hearing begins from when sound waves reach the outer ear. The ear canal then transports the sounds through to the middle ear, where there is a membrane that covers the middle ear. This is more commonly known as the eardrum.
Vibrations of the eardrum are caused by the sound waves that reach it, and the eardrum passes on the sounds it receives to three small bones in the ear. The sound reaches the following three bones, the malleus (also called the hammer), incus (anvil), and stapes (stirrups). These three parts are given the more common names of hammer, anvil, and stirrups because of their resemblance to those three objects in shape.
Hammer, Anvil, Stirrups
When the vibrations have reached the stirrups they pass on to the inner ear, but the stirrups work is not…
