Human ear, organ of hearing and equilibrium that detects and analyzes sound by transduction and maintains the sense of balance. Anatomically, the ear has three distinguishable parts: the outer, middle, and inner ear.
In vertebrates, an ear is the organ that enables hearing and (in mammals) body balance using the vestibular system. In humans, the ear is described as having three parts: the outer ear, the middle ear and the inner ear. The outer ear consists of the auricle and the ear canal.:background_color(FFFFFF):format(jpeg)/images/article/en/the-ear/ITkF2vN4DoW1bfNzI6ZrQ_WhaN0cJk5bhxsOyTbubRNA_Auricula_02.png){kind=logo}
The ear is the sensory organ for hearing and balance and it is anatomically divided into 3 parts: the external, middle and internal ear.
Hearing starts with the outer ear. When a sound is made outside the outer ear, the sound waves, or vibrations, travel down the external auditory canal and strike the eardrum (tympanic membrane).