Relacionar Columnas The earVersión en línea The ear por Alba Castellano Navarro 1 Chain of ossicles 2 Ear canal 3 auditory nerve 4 Estuachian tube 5 Auricle 6 Coclea 7 Semicircular canals 8 Eardrum This is a cartilaginous structure covered in skin. It directs the sound to the ear canal. It contains the organ of Corti, which contains sensory cells that detect sound. This is a duct that connects middle ear to pharynx to keep equal pressure. This tube contains small hairs and glands that secrete earwax (cerumen). These ducts are responsible for balance. Malleus, incus and stapes. They connect the eardrum to the inner ear. This membrane vibrates when sound waves reach it. It transmits the information to the brain.