Parts of the Ear
PoE: Pinna The visible ear, shaped to channel vibrations Think of bloody pins sticking out
PoE: Auditory Canal Sound waves enter your ear through here think of
PoE: earDRUM aka tymPANIC membrane Soundwaves cause your eardrum to vibrate think:
PoE: Middle Ear: Hammer, Anvil, Stirrup The mid ear HAS Hammer Anvil Stirrup Vibration travels farther into your ear in this order
PoE: Oval Window - Cochlea The Stirrup meets the Cochlea at the causing the to vibrate, causing the fluid in the Cochlea to vibrate
PoE: Cochlea Snail shaped & filled with fluid
PoE: Basilar membrane Membrane with delicate hairs inside the Cochlea Think Bass swimming in coke
PoE: Cilia - Silly Hair The delicate hairs inside the Cochlea that react to the fluid