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