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Inner ear

Three-dimensional image of the inner ear with all of its parts: The eardrum (green) and the auditory bones the malleus (light yellow), the incus (orange) and the stapes (blue). The green spiral at the bottom is the cochlea’s auditory membrane. There are hair cells on it that catch vibrations from the ear drum and the auditory bones. The yellow structure is the auditory nerve.
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