exercise 24 Ear
malleus
auditory ossicle attached to the tympanic membrane
tympanic membrane
ear drum; also the point of attachment of the stapes
auditory tube
equalizes air pressure in middle ear with external air pressure
auricle
external feature that contain the helix and lobule
perilymph
fluid within all bony labyrinth structures
external ear structures include:
helix, lobule, external auditory canal, external ear
ampulla
interconnected components f the membrane labyrinth
ampulla cochlea semicircular canal vestibule
interconnected components of bony labyrinth
cochlear duct
section of the membranous labyrinth that contains hearing receptors
saccule utricle
sections of the membranous labyrinth found within vestibule
cochlea semicircular canals vestibule ampulla
sections of the membranous labyrinth that contains equilibrium receptors
small bone in the middle of the ear that a connected by synovial fluid are:
malleous, incus, stapes
incus
middle auditory ossicle