Taste
Area of tongue for bitter taste
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Olfaction
Organs of equilibrium
Ears
Ear "flap"
Pinna or Auricle
Equalizes pressure for the middle ear.
Eustachian Tubes
Area of tongue for sweet taste
Tip
Nerve carrying smell messages to the brain.
Olfactory Nerve (bulb)
Part of the ear used for dynamic equilibrium.
Semi-circular Canals
Eardrum Name
Tympanic Membrane or Tympanum
Part of the inner ear used for hearing.
Cochlea
Area of tongue for salty taste
Front Edge
Complimented by sense if smell
Taste
Part of the ear used for static equilibrium.
Vestibule
Purpose of external ear
Gather and amplify sound waves (x10)
Hair cells + Basil and Tectorial membranes = ?
Organ of Corti
Area of tongue for sour taste
sides
Bone through which nerve fibers pass.
Ethmoid (cribiform plate)
Number of semi-circular canals.
Three (3) x,y,z
Name the three ear ossicles.
Malleus, Incus, Stapes
Destruction of these results in nerve deafness.
Hair cells
Name for sense of taste.
Gustation
Taste and Smell are examples of this type of reception.
Chemoreception
"rocks" in your head
Otoliths
End of the middle ear.
Oval Window
Name for a common ear-ache
Otitus Media