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8 Cards in this Set
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What are the two parts of the outer ear and their function? |
Pinna & auditory canal. They direct sound waves to the middle ear. |
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The middle ear includes what two parts? And what are their functions? |
Tympanic membrane and ossicles. They amplify sound waves. |
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What does the tympanic membrane include? |
Oval window and round window |
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The ossicles include what? |
Malleus, incus and stapes. |
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In the inner ear what do the semicircular canals and vestibule do? |
Detect rotational equilibrium. |
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In the inner ear what do the utricle and saccule do? |
Detect gravitational equilibrium |
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What is the cochlea function? And what does it contain? |
Houses the spiral organ Contains mechanoreceptors hair cells with stereocelia for hearing. |
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Auditary tube |
Helps equalize pressure off tympanic membrane |
