ear Flashcards
1
Q
pinna
A
Ušnica; + auditory canal collect and channel sound (vibrations) to eardrum
2
Q
auditory canal
A
zvukový kanál
3
Q
eardrum
A
ušný bubienok; channels vibrations to ear bones
4
Q
hammer
A
kladivko
5
Q
cochlea
A
slimák; contains a fluid; contains the organ of hearing = ‘organ of corti’; there are cells that look like tiny hairs = sensory cells of sound
6
Q
anvil
A
nákovka
7
Q
stirrup
A
strmienok
8
Q
ear bones
A
channel sounds to cochlea (the inner ear)
9
Q
auditory nerve
A
zvukový nerv
10
Q
Eustachian tube
A
connects the ear and nasopharynx (nosohltan); helps balance pressure inside the ear
11
Q
outer ear
A
pinna
auditory canal
12
Q
middle ear
A
hammer
anvil
stirrup
13
Q
inner ear
A
semicircular canals
auditory nerve
Eustachian tube
cochlea
14
Q
separates outer and middle ear
A
eardrum
15
Q
semicircular canals
A
contain fluid and organs of balance
