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Ear - 3 anatomical subdivisions |
1. outer ear/external ear 2. middle ear/ tympanic cavity 3. inner ear/ labyrinth |
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Outer ear |
Auricle (pinna)
Auditory canal External acoustic meatus Guard hairs Cerumen (earwax) |
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Middle ear |
Tympanic membrane (ear drum) Auditory (Eustachian) tube Auditory ossicles Malleus Incus Stapes Oval window Stapedius Tensor tympani |
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Inner ear |
Bony (osseous) labyrinth Membranous labyrinth Perilymph Endolymph Vestibule Cochlea Modiolus Scala vestiubli Scala tympani Round window Cochlear duct (scala media) Vestibular membrane Basilar membrane Spiral organ (organ of Corti) Stereocilia Tectorial membrane Inner hair cells (IHCs) Outer hair cells (OHCs) |
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Function |
Capture sound waves Transmits or conducts them into the tiny hair calls in the organ of Corti |
