This is the easiest way to remember the way our brains manage to register sound. Without this memory trick, it would be hard to keep all these necessary structures in order.

Here is the path sound must take:

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Sound wave
Eardrum
Hammer

Anvil
Stirrup
Oval Window

Cochlea

Basilar Membrane
Organ of Corti

Hair-like structures
Auditory Nerve
Thalamus
Temporal Lobe