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outer
funnels the sound into the Ext aud. meat. |
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outer
tube brings sound to tympanic membrane |
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middle
tympanic cav. to pharynx
equalizes air pressure |
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middle
bone
hammer
attaches to tympanic membrane |
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middle
bone
stirrup
attaches to oval window |
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middle
muscle
regulates sound energy protects against loud sounds
trigeminal |
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middle
muscle
regulates sound energy protects against loud sounds
facial |
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inner
three coiled tubes
snail shape |
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central bony body of cochlea
spiral ganglion;first order afferent neurons
innervate organ of corti and vestibulocochlear nerve |
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wraps around central core of cochlea
filled with periliymph
vibrations from oval window enter here |
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apex of scala spirals around round window
filled with perilymph
comm. with scale vestibuli via helicotrema |
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cochlear duct
filled with endolymph
comm. with vestibular apparatus via ductus reunions |
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base of scala media
seperates scala media and scala tympania |
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above basilar membrane
seperates scala media form scale vestibuli |
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organ of hearing
lies on basilar membrane
contains hairs
deflection of toward kinocilium produces depolarization
deflection away from kinocilium hyperpolarization |
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