... clear. The middle ear After the waves enter the outer ear, they travel through the ear canal to the middle ear. The main job of this part is to take the sound waves and turn them in to vibrations that are delivered to the inner ear. This is where the ear drum is needed; the ear drum is a thin piece of skin stretched tight like a drum. The eardrum separates the outer ear from the middle ear and the ossicles. The ossicles are the three tiny delicate bones that help move sound along into the inner ear. When the sound waves reach the ear drum it vibrates, causing the tiny bones to move. These bones are called * The malleus which is attached to the eardrum and means "Hammer" in Latin. * The incus, which is attached to the malleus and means "Anvil" in Latin. * The stapes, the smallest bone in the body is attached ...

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