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Auricle (pinna)

External auditory canal

Tympanic membrane

Malleus

Incus

Stapes

Round window

Pharyngotympanic tube

Semicircular canals

Vestibule

Cochlea

Vestibulocochlear nerve


(Cranial nerve VIII)

Which part of the ear funnels sound waves into the ex. auditory canal?

Auricle

Which part of the ear transmits sound waves to the tympanic membrane?

External auditory canal

Which part of the ear transmits vibrations to the auditory ossicles?

Tympanic membrane

Is the tympanic membrane part of the external or middle ear?

External

Three small bones that amplify and conduct sound

Auditory ossicles

Membranous opening connected to the stapes

Oval window

Membranous opening that relieves pressure in cochlea

Round window

Passage that connects the middle ear with the back of the throat

Pharyngotympanic tube

Fluid found in the membranous labyrinth

Endolymph

Fluid found between the mem. and bony labyrinths

Perilymph

Contains the ampulla which functions in dynamic equilibrium

Semicircular canals

Contains otoliths which function in static equilibrium

Vestibule

Houses the organ of Corti which contain "hair" cells, the sensory receptors for hearing

Cochlea

Lacrimal gland


Creates tears

Lacrimal sac

Nasolacrimal duct


Drains tears into nasal cavity

Which membrane lines eyelid and covers anterior surface of the eye?

Conjunctiva

Lacrimal caruncle


Lubricates the eye

Sclera

Cornea

Choroid


Highly vascular, pigmented

Lens

Ciliary body


Controls shape of lens

Iris


Controls size of pupil

Pupil


Opening within the iris

Retina


Two layers - pigmented, neural

Non-color receptors; work best in dim light; highly concentrated along periphery of retina

Rods


(Rods > cones)

Color receptors; work best in bright light; highly concentrated in center of retina

Cones

Fovea centralis


Highest concentration of cones

Optic disc (blind spot)

Optic nerve


(Cranial nerve II)

Anterior segment, aqueous humor

Posterior segment, vitreous humor

Lateral rectus

Superior rectus

Inferior rectus

Inferior oblique

Superior oblique

Which eye muscles are controlled by the oculomotor nerve (III)?

Medial, superior, inferior rectus


Inferior oblique

Which eye muscle is controlled by the trochlear nerve (IV)?

Superior oblique

Which eye muscle is controlled by the abducens nerve (VI)?

Lateral rectus