The Senses Vocab Flashcards
Auricle
An epidermal covered cartilage structure which functions in funneling sound vibrations into the
external auditory meatus
External auditory meatus
A bony canal which carries sound waves to the tympanic membrane and has
various protective structures
Tympanic membrane
A thin membrane of epithelium which transduces air vibrations into mechanical
vibrations on the way to the inner ear.
Tympanic cavity
An air filled chamber within the ear in which the auditory ossicles are located
Auditory ossicles
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Oval window
A structure of the inner ear which articulates with the stapes and transduces mechanical
vibrations into liquid waves as they enter the cochlea
Labyrinth
A bony or membranous chamber or maze which makes up all structures within the inner ear
Cochlea
Portion of the inner ear which houses the organs of Corti. Organ which enables us to hear.
Semicircular canals
bony labyrinth structures of the inner ear which provide us with the sense of
dynamic equilibrium
Vestibule
The area of the inner ear which houses the organs of static equilibrium
Round window
A small area of the inner ear in which waves exiting the scala tympanii of the cochelea
can be dissipated into the tympanic chamber
Organs of Corti
Microscopic hair-like sound receptors which are stimulated by various frequencies of
sound waves
Conjunctiva
A clear thin transparent membrane which lines the eyelid and the anterior surface of the eye expect the cornea
Lacrimal gland
Organ which produces a substance made of water, mucous, salts, and lysozyme
Cornea
Tough transparent covering over the anterior 1/6th of the eye which allows light to enter