eardrum

(noun)

A thin membrane that separates the outer ear from the middle ear and transmits sound from the air to the malleus.

Related Terms

Examples of eardrum in the following topics:

  • Human Perception of Sound

    • The wave then goes through your ear canal to the eardrum.
    • The sound waves cause the eardrum to vibrate.

  • The Receiving Stage

    • Hearing is the physiological process of registering sound waves as they hit the eardrum.

  • Classification of Receptors by Stimulus

    • During hearing, mechanoreceptors in hair cells of the inner ear detect vibrations conducted from the eardrum.

  • Intensity

  • Reception of Sound

    • the outer ear: collects sound energy from the environment and sends it to the eardrum

  • Modern Amphibians

    • An eardrum and air-breathing lungs also develop.

  • Overview of Sensation

    • The vibrations are mechanically conducted from the eardrum through a series of tiny bones to hair-like fibers in the inner ear that detect the mechanical motion of the fibers.

  • Sensory Modalities

    • The eardrum is stimulated by vibrations in the air.