Anatomy
Auricle (pinna)
What is the visible part of the ear?
Nerve Impulses are sent across the _______ to the temporal lobe
What is the cochlear Nerve?
Structure in which the utricle and saccule are located
What is Vestibule?
Malleus(hammer), Incus(anvil), Stapes(stirrup)
What is Auditory Ossicles, or the Middle Ear?
Site where sound waves enter the ear
What is auditory canal?
Semicircular canals are primarily concerned with
Dynamic Equilibrium
What is Tympanic Membrane? (EAR DRUM)
Fluid that is transmits ripples to the organ of Corti
What is Perilymph?
The utricle and saccule are responsible for
Semicircular canals, Vestibule, Cochlea
What are the structures of the Inner Ear?
Bone that Moves against the Oval window, shaking the Perilymph
What is Stapes?
Nerve in the ear that assists with balance and equilibrium by transmitting information about motion and position to the brain
What is the Vestibular Nerve?