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| Main Components of the Ear |
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Definition
Outer
Middle
Inner
Central Auditory Nervous System |
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Term
| What is an Auricle or Pinna? |
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Definition
| Collects sound and directs it to the eardrum. |
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Term
| What is the Tympanic Membrane? |
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Definition
| Eardrum. Forms the boundary between outer and middle ear and vibrates in response to sound. |
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Term
| What is in the Ossicular Chain? |
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Definition
| Malleus (Hammer), Incus (Anvil), Stapes (Stirrup). These are the smallest bones in the body. They vibrate when the eardrum vibrates. |
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Term
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Definition
| Snail shaped organ with fluid filled tunnels; converts mechanical energy into electrical energy. |
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Term
| What is a Vestibular System? |
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Definition
| Consists of 3 semicircular canals and it shares the cochlea. It controls balance and takes no part in the hearing process. |
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Term
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Definition
| High pitch are at the base of the cochlea, low pitch at the apex. |
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