The term 'EAR PASSAGES' can be summarized as two separate words: 'EAR' and 'passages'. The word 'EAR' refers to the organ of hearing, which is responsible for detecting sound waves and transmitting them to the brain. The word 'passages' refers to the canals that connect the outer EAR to the middle EAR, allowing sound waves to travel from the outer EAR to the inner EAR. These canals are also known as the auditory canal or the Eustachian tube.