Auditory ossicles

A) Organ of hearing
B) Passageway from the outside to the eardrum
C) Interconnecting tunnels in the temporal bone
D) Tiny bones in the middle ear
E) Connecting chambers of inner ear filled with endolymph

Auditory Ossicles

Three small bones in the middle ear known as the malleus, incus, and stapes, which transmit sound vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear.

Eardrum

Also known as the tympanic membrane, it vibrates in response to sound waves and is a key component of the middle ear.

Temporal Bone

A bone of the skull situated at the sides and base of the cranium, surrounding the ear canal.