The eye contains sensory receptors for vision. Light enters through the cornea and lens, and forms an image on the retina. Rods and cones on the retina detect light and send signals through the optic nerve to the brain. The ear contains sensory receptors for hearing and balance. Sound waves enter through the outer ear and cause the eardrum and middle ear bones to vibrate, transmitting vibrations through the oval window to the cochlea of the inner ear. Hair cells in the cochlea detect these vibrations and send signals through the vestibulocochlear nerve to the brain.