Middle And Inner Ear Flashcards

1
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a small, air-filled chamber in the temporal bone.

A

Middle ear of Tympanic cavity

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has a translucent, pearly gray appearance and serves as a partition stretched across the inner end of the auditory canal, separating it from the middle ear.

A

Tympanic membrane or eardrum

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3
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fluid-filled and made up of the bony labyrinth and an inner membranous labyrinth.

A

Inner ear or labyrinth

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4
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• The bony labyrinth has three parts:

A

Cochlea
Vistibules
Semicircular canals

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5
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located in the vestibule and the membranous semicircular canals, sense position and head movements to help maintain both static and dynamic equilibrium

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Sensory receptors

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6
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A sensory organ for hearing

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Corti

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