Abraham spoke so softly that Jason rolled a piece of paper into a funnel shape and put one end into his external auditory canal to signal Abraham to speak up. Abraham then shouted that a certain anatomical structure serves exactly the same function as Jasonʹs paper funnel. That structure is the
A) pharyngotympanic tube.
B) pinna.
C) mastoid antrum.
D) round window.

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The pinna, or auricle, is the external part of the ear that helps to collect and direct sound waves into the ear canal, similar to how the paper funnel was used to amplify sound.

Abraham Spoke So Softly That Jason Rolled a Piece of Paper