Matching Pairs The earOnline version The ear by Alba Castellano Navarro 1 auditory nerve 2 Auricle 3 Estuachian tube 4 Eardrum 5 Coclea 6 Chain of ossicles 7 Ear canal 8 Semicircular canals 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 contains the organ of Corti, which contains sensory cells that detect sound. It transmits the information to the brain. This is a duct that connects middle ear to pharynx to keep equal pressure. This membrane vibrates when sound waves reach it. This tube contains small hairs and glands that secrete earwax (cerumen).