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Reception of Sound
Human ear
Sound travels through the outer ear to the middle ear, which is bounded on its exterior by the tympanic membrane. The middle ear contains three bones called ossicles that transfer the sound wave to the oval window, the exterior boundary of the inner ear.
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"OpenStax College, Hearing and Vestibular Sensation. October 17, 2013."
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