Ear Flashcards
1
Q
External auditory meatus
A
Hole in ear
2
Q
Tympanic membrane
A
Ear drum
3
Q
Malleus
A
First ear bone (connected to ear drum)
4
Q
Incus
A
Second ear bone
5
Q
Stapes
A
Third ear bone
6
Q
Oval window
A
Area between bone and vestibule
7
Q
Eustachian tube
A
Passage way under cochlea
8
Q
Cochlea
A
Snail shell
9
Q
Auditory nerve fibers
A
Tubes lead to the brain
10
Q
Vestibule
A
Looks like fist
11
Q
Semicircular canals
A
Curving tubes connected to vestibule
12
Q
Outer ear
A
Pinna/auricle (projecting flap), external auditory meatus
13
Q
Middle ear
A
Tympanic membrane (eardrum), malleus, incus, stapes, oval window, eustachian tube
14
Q
Inner ear (labyrinth)
A
Cochlea, auditory nerve fibers
15
Q
Pinna
A
Fold on edge of ear
