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| Structures composing the outer ear |
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Pinna, external acoustic meatus, and the timpanic membrane |
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| Collectively called the ossicles |
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Incus, stapes, and malleus
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| Structures composing the bony labyrinth |
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Cochlea, semicircular canals,and vestibule
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| Ear structure not involved with hearing |
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Semicircular canals and, vestibule
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Allows pressure in the middle ear to be equalized with the atmospheric pressure |
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| Transmits the vibrations to the ossicles |
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| Contains the organ of Corti |
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| Connects the nasopharynx and the middle ear |
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| Contain receptors for the sense of equilibrium |
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Semicircular canals and the vestibule
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Transmits the vibrations from the stapes to the fluid in the inner ear |
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Fluid that bahtes the sensory receptors of the inner ear |
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Patch of receptors cells with their hairs.
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| What is the crista ampullaris? |
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Is the dynamic equilibrium receptor region
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| Name the two kinds of deafness |
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Conduction and sensorineural. Conduction deafness is when something interferes with the conduction of sound vibrations to the fluids of the inner ear. Sensorineural deafness is when there is degeneration or damage to the receptor cells in the organ of corti.
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