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What process moves sound waves to the oval window? What is the function of the oval window?

When sound enters the ear, it first causes the eardrum to vibrate. This, in turn, causes the auditory ossicles to move, which causes sound
waves to move to the oval window through a process called
The oval window
Sound vibrations then enter the inner ear through the oval window.

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As the stapes moves, it pushes a structure called the oval window in and out. ... As the stapes rocks back and forth against the oval window, it transmits pressure waves of sound through the fluid of the cochlea, sending the organ of Corti in the cochlear duct into motion

Step-by-step explanation:

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1st Blank: bone conduction

2nd Blank: separates the middle ear from the inner ear

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