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| hair cells that are covered by a jelly like material in the vestibular apparatus |
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| hair cells that are covered in a jelly like material in the semicircular canals |
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| 2 functions of the ear are... |
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| sound waves can be classified as |
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| where is meaningful sound interpreted? |
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| temporal lobe of cerebrum |
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| changes in the position of the head |
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| position of the head in relation to gravity |
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| pinna/auricle is composed of |
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| function of pinna/auricle |
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| collects and directs sound waves |
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| external auditory canal contains.. |
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| special glands that produce cerumen or earwax |
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| keeps the canal dry and protects the middle and inner ear from bacteria |
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| 3 words that mean middle ear |
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1. eustachian tube
2. pharyngotimpanic tube
3. auditory tube |
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| continuous with the nasopharynx and is lined with mucus membrane |
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| function of eustachian tube |
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| equalizes pressure on either side of the tympanic membrane |
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| 3 parts of auditory ossicles |
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1. malleus
2. incus
3. stapes |
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| the auditory ossicles are the |
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| 3 small bones of the middle ear |
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| fucntions of auditory ossicles |
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| transfer vibrations from the air of the outer ear to the fluid of the inner ear |
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| tiny bone wall that seperates the middle and inner ears |
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| system of intercommunicating bony channels |
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| where is the inner ear located? |
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| petrous portion of temporal bone |
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| a fluid that fills the membranous labyrinth |
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| fluid between the bony and membranous channels |
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| the semicircular canal contain receptors called |
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| function of cristae ampullaris |
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| the vestibule contains 2 membranous sacs called |
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| functions of macula and saccules |
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1. scales vestibuli
2. scales tympani
3. cochlear duct |
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| which 2 canals of the cochlea contain perilymph? |
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| scala vestibuli and tympani |
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| which canal of the cochlea contain endolymph? |
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| receptors within the cochlear ducts |
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| thin gelatinous material located over the hair cells |
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