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10 Cards in this Set
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external ear
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auricle-funnels sound
external acoustic meatus strat squamous prosuces wax |
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what produces wax
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ceruminous glands in extrenal acoustic meatus
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tympanic membrane
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eardrum
vibrates as soundwaves hit it |
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middel ear bones
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malleus
incus stapes |
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2 muscles that help dampen strong vibrations
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tensor tympani
stapedius |
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which auditory ossicle is attached to the oval window
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stapes
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pharyngotympanic tube
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allows for equalization of pressure in middle ear
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round window
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allows vibration to exit in inner ear
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innere ar regions
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cochlea-hearing
vestibule-equilibrium semicircular canals-equilibrium |
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bony labirynth
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space containing inner ear
filled w perilymph |