What structures,in order,are responsible for hearing,starting with a sound wave?
A) auditory canal, tympanic membrane, malleus, incus, stapes, oval window, cochlea
B) cochlea, tympanic membrane, auditory canal, malleus, incus, stapes, oval window
C) tympanic membrane, incus, stapes, malleus, oval window, cochlea, auditory canal
D) auditory canal, oval window, stapes, incus, malleus, tympanic membrane, cochlea
E) tympanic membrane, malleus, incus, stapes, auditory canal, cochlea, oval window

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Sound waves enter the auditory canal and strike the tympanic membrane. This causes the malleus, incus, and stapes to vibrate. The malleus strikes the oval window, which passes pressure to the fluid of the cochlea.

What Structures,in Order,are Responsible for Hearing,starting with a Sound Wave