Ear between the outer ear and the inner ear. It consists of an air-filled cavity called the tympanic cavity and includes the three ossicles and their attaching ligaments; the auditory tube; and the round and oval windows. The ossicles are three small bones that function together to receive, amplify, and transmit the sound from the eardrum to the inner ear. The ossicles are the malleus (hammer), incus (anvil), and the stapes (stirrup). The stapes is the smallest named bone in the body. The middle ear also connects to the upper throat at the nasopharynx via the pharyngeal opening of the Eustachian
Cloud ear fungus and "Jelly ear", which are very closely related but distinct species. In Hawaii, it is known as "pepeiao" which means "ear" In Southeast Asia, it is known as bok née in local English (from the Hokkien 木耳 "bo̍k-ní") and is used in the salad "kerabu bok nee". In Indonesia and Malaysia, it is called "jamur kuping", meaning "the ear mushroom", and in the Philippines, the locals call it "tenga ng daga", meaning "rat's ear", due to its appearance. In Chinese cooking, it is often referred to as "Black Treasure". In New Zealand, it is known as "hakeke" by Māori. Fruit