ampulla (197)

Enlarged end of each semicircular

canal that contains receptors for rotational equilibrium.

auditory canal

(196)

Tube in the outer ear that

connects the pinna to the

tympanic membrane.

cochlea (196)

Snail-shaped organ of the inner

ear that contains the fluid &

receptors for hearing.

auditory (eustachian)

tube (196)

Diagonal tube which connects the

middle ear with your oropharynx

at the back of the throat.

cochlear canal/duct

(196)

Fluid containing tube

within the cochlea that

contains the organ

of corti.

incus (196)

Middle ossicle which conducts

& amplifies sound waves from

the malleus to the stapes in

the middle ear.

malleus (196)

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

ossicle (196)

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

otolith (198)

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

oval window(196)

 pinna (196)

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

round window

(196)

saccule (198)

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

semicircular canal

(196)

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

 spiral organ

(196)

stapes (196)

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)

tympanic membrane

(196)

membrane located between the external and middle ear; the eardrum

utricle (198)

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

vestibule (196)

Space or cavity between the semicircular canals & the cochlea.