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21 Cards in this Set
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Auditory canal |
Channel that leads from the pinna to the ear drum |
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Auditory meatus |
Auditory canal |
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Auditory nerve fibers |
Carry impulses from the inner ear to the brain (cerebral cortex). These fibers compose the vestibulocochlear nerve (Cranial nerve VIII) |
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Auditory tube |
Channel between the middle ear and the nasopharynx; eustachian tube |
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Auricle |
Flap of the ear. The protruding part of the external ear, or Pinna |
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Cerumen |
Waxy substance secreted by the external ear. Also called ear wax |
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Cochlea |
Small snail-shaped, spirally wound tube in the inner ear. Contains hearing sensitive receptor cells |
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Endolymph |
Fluid within the Labyrinth of the inner ear |
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Eustachian tube |
Auditory tube |
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Incus |
Second ossicle (bone) of the middle ear. |
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Labyrinth |
Maze like series of canals in the inner ear. This includes the cochlea, vestubule, and semicircular canals |
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Malleus |
First ossicle of the middle ear. |
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Organ of corti |
Sensitive auditory receptor area found in the cochlea of the inner ear |
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Ossicle |
Small bone of the ear. Includes the malleus, incus, and stapes |
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Oval window |
Membrane between the middle ear and the inner ear |
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Perilymph |
Fluid contained in the Labyrinth of the inner ear |
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Pinna |
Auricle. Flap of the ear |
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Semicircular canals |
Passages in the inner ear associated with maintaining equilibrium |
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Stapes |
Third ossicle of the middle ear. |
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Tympanic membrane |
Membrane between the outer and the middle ear. Also called the eardrum |
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Vestibule |
Central cavity in The Labyrinth, connecting the semicircular canals and the cochlea. The vestibule contains two structures, the saccule and the utricle, that help to maintain equilibrium |
