Ear

Auricle/Pinna

Funnels sound waves to the external auditory canal

External auditory canal

Funnels sound waves to the tympanic membrane

Tympanic membrane

Conducts sound waves to the middle ear

Auditory ossicles (malleus, incus, and stapes)

Amplify sound waves picked from the tympanic membrane and send to the oval window

Cochlea

Picks sound waves from the oval window and sends vibrations to the organ of Corti

Organ of Corti

Generates auditory nerve impulses and transmits them to the brain

Semicircular canals

Rotatory balance

Utricle

Balance following motion in the horizontal plane

Saccule

Balance following motion in the vertical plane

Eustachian tube

Equalizes ear pressure