The ear has three major parts:
1. Inner ear- contains the eardrum, 3 small bones namely hammer, anvil, stirrup (it's not incus) the auditory nerve, cochlea
2. middle ear- contains eardrum. because the eardrum is actually at the middle ear. semicircularcanal, eustachian tube
3. outer ear- you can see your pinna and earcanal from the outer part.
where is the nerves
The part of the inner ear, called the cochlea, that is shaped like a snail. It has hair cells inside that vibrate and process the different sounds that you hear. Then sends it to the brain.
There are also hair-like cells in the Vestibular System in your ear (the part with multiple circular tubes at the other end of the inner ear from the cochlea). These function to allow us to balance ourselves and orient ourselves in our personal space. The tiny "hairs" are moved in a gel-like liquid when the liquid is moved or sloshed by changes in head position. Our brain determines whether we are lying, standing, bending, moving or holding still, etc. by the signals sent to the brain by the hairs in this part of the ear. See more about the Vestibular System in the related question below.
And a more obvious answer might be the body hair on the external ear that has a function of helping to trap and prevent foreign material from entering the ear. Back when we had more hair covering more of our bodies as we evolved, this body hair on our ears also had the function of protecting us from the cold. The external ear has a lower blood supply due to the amount of cartilage and due to its more peripheral position in our bodies which allows it to get overly cold and even frost bitten, like tips of fingers and toes, when in extreme cold temperatures. So the hair on the outer ear once had two functions.
The ear has parts that are categorized as a part of the inner and outer ear. The ear lobe is the most noticeable part of the ear.
The outer part of the ear is called the Pinna.
ear hair, what else?
the cells which receive the signal receive "mechanical stimulation". As fluid waves, propagated when sound waves interact with the ear, travel through the cochlea tiny hairs are moved, smaller/stiffer hairs moved = higher pitch, longer/looser hairs moved = lower pitch.
The "hairs" inside an ear of corn are corn silk.
The "hairs" on a paramecium are called cilia.
No you will not loose you your hearing but your ear will get infected because the hairs are their to protect it, and when you ear gets infected it could get damaged badly, so then you may loose your hearing.
the ear drum Answer: Harmful sounds cause damage to the hair cells as well as the auditory nerve
they are a part of a cell called ciliated cells the hairs are called cilia
Trim the ear hair frequently.
The ear canal is normally skin-colored and is covered with tiny hairs
Tiny hairs in your ear conduct vibration and convey that to your brain
The ear canal is normally skin-colored and is covered with tiny hairs
its one of the bodies natural defenses..it basically acts as an type of insect repellent
Sound travels into the ear where it goes into the ear drum which looks similar to a snail shell which has many many tiny hairs attached to it. When the sound waves hit the hairs, the hairs begin to vibrate according to the frequency of the sound waves. Certain hairs register certain frequencies and sends signals to the brain which registers those vibrations as sound.
Balance
The whole ear gathers sound. Deep inside there are bone tubes (called Inner Ear) with liquid and hair looking things inside (Hair cells). Sound makes the water and hairs move. The hairs send a signal to the brain. The brain puts it together so we can understand sounds and music.
A group of hairs is called a hank or a tress.
Sound vibrates the inner ear to stimulate hairs in the cochlear.
The inner ear or the cochlea