Auditory Transduction

Sound is firstly picked up by the eardrum (tympanic membrane) as vibrations. These vibrations are then passed onto the bones of the middle ear, the oval window to the cochlea. The vibrations are then transmitted to the liquid within the cochlea, made possible by the round window. The hair cells of the cochlea then convert these vibrations to nerve impulses, which are sent to the brain and interpreted.

Eardrum -----> Bones of the middle ear -----> Oval window -----> Cochlea -----> Round window -----> Hairs of the cochlea