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7 Cards in this Set
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Pinna? |
Funnel-shaped flap of cartilage and skin which directs sound waves into ear canal |
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Auditory nerve? |
Connects inner ear structures to the brain |
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Semicircular canals? |
Series of complicated lateral and longitudinal canals on top of cochlea ; function in balance |
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Cochlea? |
Coiled structure of inner ear transferring vibrations to auditory nerve |
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Eustachian tube? |
Tube linking middle ear to pharynx |
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Ear ossicles (maleus, incus and stapes) ? |
Three small bones transferring sound vibrations through middle ear to oval window of cochlea |
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Ear drum (tympanic membrane) ? |
Sheet of skin and muscle at end of ear canal, attached to ear ossicles of middle ear |
