Middle ear ear and throat. The primary function of the middle ear is to efficiently transfer acoustic energy from compression waves in air to fluid–membrane waves within the cochlea. The middle ear contains three tiny bones known as the ossicles: "malleus", "incus", and "stapes". The ossicles were given their Latin names for their distinctive shapes; they are also referred to as the "hammer", "anvil", and "stirrup", respectively. The ossicles directly couple sound energy from the ear drum to the oval window of the cochlea. While the stapes is present in all tetrapods, the malleus and incus evolved from lower and upper jaw
The Broken Ear and discovers the Arumbaya tribe deep in the forest. "The Broken Ear" was a commercial success and was published in book form shortly after its conclusion. Hergé continued "The Adventures of Tintin" with "The Black Island", while the series itself became a defining part of the Franco-Belgian comics tradition. In 1943, "The Broken Ear" was coloured and reformatted for republication by Casterman. "The Broken Ear" introduces the recurring character General Alcazar, and was the first to include fictional countries. The story was adapted for both the 1956 Belvision animation, "Hergé's Adventures of Tintin", and for the 1991 Ellipse/Nelvana animated series