Ear Flashcards
1
Q
External ear
A
Pinna Auditory meatus (ear canal) Tympanic membrane (ear drum)
2
Q
Middle ear
A
Tympanic cavity
Auditory ossicles or bones
Phartngotympanic tube
3
Q
Auditory ossicles or bones
A
Malleus (hammer)
Incus (anvil)
Stapes (stirrups)
4
Q
Inner ear
A
Cochlea - snail like
Vestibule - stationary balance
Semicircular canals - for moving balance
Windows - oval window
5
Q
Vestibule
A
Maintains balance when head and body not loving - static equilibrium
6
Q
Semicircular canals
A
Maintains balance when head or body moving - dynamic equilibrium
7
Q
3 regions
A
Outer - outside environment
Middle - enclosed space Inner - within temporal lobe
