lab 28 - the ear and hearing
connects middle ear and pharynx
auditory tube
S-shaped tube leading to tympanic membrane
external auditory meatus
bony canal of inner ear in temporal bone
osseous labyrinth
extends from apex of cochlea to round window
scala tympani
leads from oval window to apex of cochlea
scala vestiboli
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
auditory ossicle attached to tympanic membrane
malleus
contains endolymph
membranous labyrinth