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The Human Ear

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cartilage
noun
firm, elastic, flexible type of connective tissue of a translucent whitish or yellowish color
cochlea
noun
spiral-shaped cavity forming a division of the internal ear
cochlear nerve
noun
branch of the auditory nerve, arises in the spiral ganglion of the cochlea, conducts sensory stimuli
endolymphatic sac
noun
dilated blind extremity of the endolymphatic duct
eustachian tube
noun
canal extending from the middle ear to the pharynx; auditory canal
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external auditory canal
noun
narrow, tubelike passage through which sound enters the ear; ear canal
external ear
noun
outer portion of the ear, consisting of the auricle and the canal
facial nerve
noun
seventh pair of cranial nerves composed of motor fibers, control muscles of the face sans chewing
incus
noun
middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear
inner ear
noun
essential part of hearing and equilibrium that typically is located in the temporal bone
internal auditory canal
noun
short auditory canal in the petrous portion of the temporal bone
ligament
noun
band of tissue, usually white and fibrous, serving to connect bones and hold organs in place
malleus
noun
outermost of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear
middle ear
noun
intermediate portion of the ear consisting of a small air-filled membrane-lined chamber
muscle
noun
organ, composed of muscle tissue, that contracts to produce a particular movement
ossicles
noun
small bone, especially one of the three located in the middle ear
oval window
noun
oval opening at the head of the cochlea, connecting the middle and inner ear
round window
noun
opening in the inner wall of the middle ear, compensates for change in cochlear pressure
saccule
noun
smaller of two sacs in the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear
semicircular canal
noun
any of the three curved tubular canals in the labyrinth of the ear
stapes
noun
innermost of the chain of three ossicles in the middle ear
temporal bone
noun
either of a pair of thick compound bones forming the part of the skull that encases the inner ear
tympanic membrane
noun
thin membrane separating the middle ear from the inner part of the external auditory canal
utricle
noun
larger of two sacs in the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear
vestibular nerve
noun
part of the auditory nerve in the inner ear, carries sensory information related to body equilibrium

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