Definition of Equivalent Decimals. Decimalsâ¦sometimes, they can be a little confusing. How can we tell if two decimals are equivalent, even if they appear differently on the page? How can the lowly zero aid in the detection of equivalent decimals? Well, if you stick with me, you'll have found the answers to these questions and mastered equivalent decimals by the end of this lesson!
The ossicles (also called auditory ossicles) are three bones in either middle ear that are among the smallest bones in the human body. They serve to transmit sounds from the air to the fluid-filled labyrinth (cochlea). The absence of the auditory ossicles would constitute a moderate-to-severe hearing loss. The term ossicle literally means tiny bone and, though the term may refer to any small bone throughout the body, it typically refers to the malleus, incus, and stapes (hammer, anvil, and stirrup) of the middle ear.
1 The sound waves, coming through the auditory canal, strike the tympanic membrane (eardrum). 2  The eardrum vibrates because of the soundwaves. 3  This vibration is picked up by the ossicles and transmitted through the middle ear to the oval window.he stapes (aka stirrup) is the smallest of the three auditory  ossicles of the middle ear. These little bones amplify and  transmit sound vibrations from the tympanic mem â¦ brane (eardrum) to  the oval window. The stapes is in direct contact with the oval  window. F J Eagle.