A nurse uses a diagram to show the physiologic sequence of hearing. After entering the external ear, the sound is then conducted through the (Arrange the options in sequence. Separate letters by a comma and space as follows: A, B, C, D.)

A. tympanic membrane
B. sensory receptors
C. oval window
D. acoustic nerve to the brain
E. malleus, incus, and stapes


A, E, C, B, D
The sound impulse, after entering the external ear, is conducted through the tympanic membrane; into the malleus, incus, and stapes; through the oval window; into the sensory receptors in the inner ear; and then through the acoustic nerve to the brain.

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