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Chapter 9-4 "Sense of Hearing"
Words related to the structure & function of the human ear.
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Anatomy
10th Grade
02/23/2010

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ampulla (197)

Definition

 

Enlarged end of each semicircular

canal that contains receptors for rotational equilibrium.

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auditory canal

(196)

Definition

 

Tube in the outer ear that

connects the pinna to the

tympanic membrane.

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cochlea (196)

Definition

 

Snail-shaped organ of the inner

ear that contains the fluid &

receptors for hearing.

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auditory (eustachian)

tube (196)

Definition

 

Diagonal tube which connects the

middle ear with your oropharynx

at the back of the throat.

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cochlear canal/duct

(196)

Definition

 

Fluid containing tube

within the cochlea that

contains the organ

of corti.

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incus (196)

Definition

 

Middle ossicle which conducts

& amplifies sound waves from

the malleus to the stapes in

the middle ear.

 

Term

 

 

malleus (196)

Definition

 

First ossicle of the ear which is in contact with the tympanic membrane; transfers & amplifies sound waves from the tympanum to the incus.

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ossicle (196)

Definition

 

Tiny bones in the middle ear (malleus, incus, and stapes) that transfer sound waves from the tympanum to the oval window of the cochlea.

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otolith (198)

Definition

Granule that lies above, and whose movement stimulates ciliated cells in the utricle and saccule.

 

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oval window(196)

Definition
Membrane covered opening between the stapes and the inner ear that transfers vibrations from the stapes into the cochlea.
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 pinna (196)

Definition

 

 

Outer, funnel-like structure of the outer ear that picks up sound waves.

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round window

(196)

Definition
membrane covered opening between the inner and middle ear that receives and nullifies sound waves at the end of the cochlea.
Term

 

saccule (198)

Definition

 

Saclike cavity of the inner ear that contains the receptors for gravitational equilibrium.

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semicircular canal

(196)

Definition

 

Tubular structure within the inner ear with ampulla that contain the receptors responsible for the sense of rotational equilibrium.

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 spiral organ

(196)

Definition
Structure in the cochlear duct of the inner ear that contains auditory receptors; also called the organ of corti.
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stapes (196)

Definition

 

the last of 3 ossicles of the ear; serves with the malleus & incus to conduct vibrations from the tympanic membrane to the oval window of the cochlea (inner ear)

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tympanic membrane

(196)

Definition

 

membrane located between the external and middle ear; the eardrum

 

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utricle (198)

Definition

 

Saclike cavity of the inner ear that contains receptors for static equilibrium.

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vestibule (196)

Definition

 

Space or cavity between the semicircular canals & the cochlea.

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