The three bones of the middle ear are called the ossicles. These include the hammer, anvil, and stirrup. The eardrum and the ossicles work together to increase the vibrations as the sound waves ...

Sound waves make the ear drum vibrate. Hammer, Anvil, Stirrup Three small bones which pass on vibrations from the eardrum to the cochlea. The eardrum is attached to the hammer which is attached to ...

The eardrum then starts vibrating and these vibrations are passed to three small ear bones – called the hammer, anvil and stirrup. Many animals have ears that are able to detect ultrasound.