As sound waves hit the ear drum, these waves are transferred through three tiny bones, or ossicles. Each of these bones serves to amplify the sound wave, which is then sent as impulses to the brain.

To learn more about the aural abilities of Neanderthals, the researchers gained access to ear bones from 14 Neanderthals that have been unearthed and then performed micro-CT scans on the ossicle ...

The incus sits between the other two bones, known as ossicles, of the middle ear. The malleus (“hammer”) is the outermost bone and the stapes (“stirrup”) is the innermost.

The vertebrate ear is a remarkable structure. Tightly encapsulated within the densest bone of the skeleton, it comprises the smallest elements of the vertebrate skeleton (auditory ossicles) and ...

Sound enters the ear canal and makes the tiny bones (ossicles) inside the ear vibrate. As they vibrate, they send sound signals into the oval window, a structure in the ear that leads to the cochlea.

The malleus or hammer is one of the three bones, also known as ossicles, in the middle ear The other two are the incus (“anvil”), and stapes (“stirrup”).

What defines a mammal? Well, to some researchers it's a few tiny ear bones. The fossil, called Liaoconodon hui, is a member of an early group of prehistoric mammals called the triconodonts ...

Ear ossicles of modern humans and ... Tiny bones still present. ... that uses a much larger number of measuring points allowing for examination of the three-dimensional shape of a structure.

As sound waves hit the ear drum, these waves are transferred through three tiny bones, or ossicles. Each of these bones serves to amplify the sound wave, which is then sent as impulses to the brain.