Describe the pathway of sound from the time a sound is generated to the time our brain registers the sound. make sure to include all key structures of the ear in your description.

Sound waves travel from outer ear in through auditory canal, causing tympanic membrane to vibrate, causing ossicles to move; vibrations move via the oval window through the fluid in the cochlea, stimulating thousands of tiny hair cells; results in transformation of vibrations into electrical impulses our brain perceives as sound