AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The middle ear is a narrow air-filled cavity in the temporal bone. It is spanned by a chain of three tiny bones-the malleus (hammer), incus (anvil), and stapes (stirrup), collectively called the auditory ossicles.

Detailed explanation-2: -The middle ear includes three small bones-the hammer (malleus), anvil (incus) and stirrup (stapes). The middle ear is separated from your external ear by the eardrum and connected to the back of your nose and throat by a narrow passageway called the eustachian tube.

Detailed explanation-3: -Parts of Middle Ear Anatomy. Middle ear anatomy can be broken down into different parts: the tympanic membrane, the tympanic cavity, the ossicles, and the auditory (eustachian) tube.

Detailed explanation-4: -The middle ear contains three tiny bones: Hammer (malleus)-attached to the eardrum. Anvil (incus)-in the middle of the chain of bones. Stirrup (stapes)-attached to the membrane-covered opening that connects the middle ear with the inner ear (oval window)