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auricle (little ear); projected part of the external ear |
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external passage for sounds collected from the pinna to the tympanum |
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waxy subslance secreted b1'glands located throushout the external canal |
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eardrum; drum-like structure that receivessound collectedin the externalauditory meatus(canal) and amplifies it through the middle ear |
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hammer; first of the three auditory ossiclesof the middle ear |
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anvil; middle of the three auditory ossiclesof the middle ear |
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stirrup; st of the three auditory ossiclesof the middle ear |
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eustachian tube, auditory tube |
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tube connecting the middle ear to the pharynx (throat) |
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projection of the temporal bone located behind the ear containing air cells that connect to the middle ear |
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membrane that covers the opening between the middle ear and inner ear |
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structures and liquids that relay sound waves to the auditory nerve fibers on a path to the brain for interpretation of sound |
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maze, inner ear consisting of bony and membranous labvrinths |
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coiled tubular structure of the inner ear that contains the organ of Corti |
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fluid that fills the bonv labvrinth of the ear |
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fluid within the cochlear duct of the inner ear |
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organ located in the cochlea that contains receptors (hair cells) that receive vibrations anc generate nerve impulses for hearing |
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middle part of the inner ear in front of the semicircular canals and behind the cochlea that contains the utricle and saccule |
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larger of two sacs within the membranous labyrinth of the vestibule in the inner ear |
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smaller of two sacs within the membranous labyrinth of the vestibule in the inner ear |
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three canals rvithin the inner ear that contain specialized receptor cells that generate nerve impulses with body movement |
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