Ch 12 Ear and Hearing Quiz
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connects middle ear and pharynx
auditory tube (eustachian tube)
wax-secreting structure
ceruminous gland
S-shaped tube leading to tympanic membrane
external acoustic meatus
extends from apex of cochlea to round window
scala tympani
leads from oval window to apex of cochlea
scala vestibuli
auditory ossicle attached to oval window
stapes
contacts hairs of hearing receptors
tectorial membrane
air-filled space containing auditory ossicles
tympanic cavity
cone-shaped, semitransparent membrane attached to malleus
tympanic membrane (eardrum)
bony canal of inner ear in temporal bone
osseous (bony) labyrinth
auditory ossicle attached to tympanic membrane
malleus
contains endolymph
membranous labyrinth
