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