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Which of these is not located in the middle ear vestibule cochlea auricle and stapes?
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Locations of the list of structures in this question:
- vestibule: inner ear
- cochlea: inner ear
- auricle: outer ear
- stapes/stirrup: middle ear
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What is between the cochlea and the ossicles?
The last of the ossicles of the middle ear is the stapes. It delivers the sound vibrations to the oval window separating the air environment of the middle ear from the fluid environment of the inner ear. The inner ear contains the cochlea, vestibule and semicircular canal.
Where is the cochlea located in ear?
The cochlea is located in the inner ear, in contact with the latter part of the 3 small bone structures that constitute the middle ear (the stirrup, hammer and anvil.)
What is the only tube in the middle ear?
The ear has three chambers: outer, middle and inner ears.Outer ear: pinna/auricle, auditory canal, tympanic membraneMiddle ear: tympanic membrane, ossicles, oval window and auditory tubeInner ear: oval window, cochlea, vestibule, semicircular canals & auditory nerveSound waves travel into the auditory canal and strike the tympanic membrane.The tympanic membrane vibrates.Sound vibrations are amplified and transmitted by the ossicles to the oval window.Vibrations are transferred to fluid environment of the inner ear, converted into electrical energy and sent to the brain for interpretation.
What does the oval in the ear do?
It leads from the middle ear to the vestibule.
Describe the location and function of the eardrum and the cochlea?
the eardrum is in the middle ear and the cochlea is in the inner ear
Is the cochlea found in the middle ear?
Yes, it is
What consist of the middle ear?
u are a cochlea
What contains receptors for the sense of equilibrium?
The semicircular canals and the vestible are responsible for balance.
What does the middle ear consist of?
u are a cochlea
Structures composing the bony or osseous labyrinth?
The ossicles of the middle ear are positioned and connected by miniature ligaments, tendons, and joints. The cochlea, semicircular canals, and vestibule of the inner ear are linked. They are all fluid filled, and encased and protected inside the thickness of the skulls temporal bone. Together they occupy the series of tunnels and chambers known as the osseous labyrinth.
How many bones make up the outside of the ear?
The outside of the ear, called the pinna or auricle, is made of cartilage not bone. The bones (auditory ossicles) are located in the middle chamber of the ear.
What is the difference between the oval window and the round window?
the oval window- an oval opening between the middle ear and the vestibule having the base of the stapes or columella attached to its membrane -- called also fenestra ovalis, fenestra vestibuli the round window: a round opening between the middle ear and the cochlea that is closed over by a membrane -- called also fenestra cochleae, fenestra rotunda
