Exercise 17 Flashcards
External ear that catches sound and pushes it into the inner ear canal
Pinna
The two parts of the ear, small bumps, opposite one another
Tragus and antitragus
Extension off the bottom of the ear
Ear lobe
Ridges on the top of the ear, used to catch more sounds
Helix
Large tube between the outside of the ear and the tympanic membrane
External auditory meatus
Ear drum
Tympanic membrane
Inner ear bone, MIS, M
Malleus
Inner ear bone, MIS, I
Incus
Inner ear bone, MIS, S
Stapes
Cavity after the tympanic membrane, houses the MIS
Tympanic cavity
Where the MIS sits
Auditory tube
Division between the middle ear and the inner ear (covered by the stapes)
Oval Window
Allows vibrations to travel from the middle ear to the inner ear, sits on the cochlea
Round Window
Upper divide of the Cochlea cross-section, contains perilymph
Scala vestibuli
Lower divide of the Cochlea cross-section, contains perilymph
Scala Tympani