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
2
Q
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
3
Q
fluid-filled and made up of the bony labyrinth and an inner membranous labyrinth.
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Inner ear or labyrinth
4
Q
• The bony labyrinth has three parts:
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Cochlea
Vistibules
Semicircular canals
5
Q
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
6
Q
A sensory organ for hearing
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Corti