Relier Pairs The earVersion en ligne The ear par Alba Castellano Navarro 1 Semicircular canals 2 Ear canal 3 Coclea 4 Chain of ossicles 5 Eardrum 6 auditory nerve 7 Auricle 8 Estuachian tube This membrane vibrates when sound waves reach it. This tube contains small hairs and glands that secrete earwax (cerumen). This is a duct that connects middle ear to pharynx to keep equal pressure. This is a cartilaginous structure covered in skin. It directs the sound to the ear canal. These ducts are responsible for balance. Malleus, incus and stapes. They connect the eardrum to the inner ear. It transmits the information to the brain. It contains the organ of Corti, which contains sensory cells that detect sound.