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| outer ear canal; extends to the tympatic membrane |
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| composed of pinna and external auditory meatus |
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| eardrum; separates outer and middle ear |
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| surrounds the middle and inner ear components |
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| cavity of the middle ear, contains auditory ossicles |
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| attached to the tympatic membrane and the next bone |
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| attached to malleus and to the next bone |
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| attached to incus and the oval window (fenestra ovalis) of the cochlea |
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| 3 per ear and are at right angles to each other; portions of the inner ear which function in the sensation of head movements; bulb-like portions called ampullae |
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| portion of the inner ear which functions in the sensation of head position |
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| portion of the inner ear concerned with sound transmission |
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| oval opening of cochlea where the stapes fits |
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| round opening in cochlea to relieve internal fluid pressure in the cochlea during vibrations |
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| cranial nerve 8; carries impulses from the inner ear to the medulla and the pons of the brain; vestibular and cochlear branches |
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| sound waves are conveyed by the bones of the head to the fluids of the cochlea |
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| sound waves are conveyed by air to the fluids of the cochlea--better than bone conduction |
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