Trace the path of a sound wave beginning from its entry into the ear to its transmission to the brain. What will be an ideal response?


Concepts to Consider: Sound waves pass through the external auditory canal; tympanic
membrane vibrates; malleus, incus, stapes amplify vibrations; oval window vibrates; fluids
are set in motion; basilar membrane vibrates; hair cells move against the tectorial membrane;
impulses sent by the cochlear nerve to the brain

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