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[[Image:ear.jpg|right|250px|thumb|A human ear.]]
[[Image:ear.jpg|right|250px|thumb|A human ear.]]
The '''ear''' is the [[organ]] that collects and concentrates sound waves. It then converts these waves into electrical impulses so that the [[brain]] can process them.
There are three different sections in the ear: the outer ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. These parts work together to process sounds. The ''cochlea'', in the inner ear, is the hearing part of ear.
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The acoustic [[nerve]] carries impulses from the ''cochlea'' to a relay station in the mid-brain, the cochlear nucleus, and on to other brain pathways that end in the auditory cortex of the brain. [http://www.asha.org/public/hearing/anatomy/]
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Ears also help to keep balance; the inner ear contains the sensory organs for balance.
[[Category:Anatomy]]
[[Category:Anatomy]]