inner ear
71Outer ear — There are three sections of the ear: the outer ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. The outer ear looks complicated but it is functionally the simplest part of the ear. It consists of the pinna or auricle (the visible projecting portion of the …
72Outer ear — External and middle ear, opened from the front. Right side. The auricula. Lateral surface …
73Utricle (ear) — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = utriculus GraySubject = 232 GrayPage = 1051 Caption = illustration of otolith organs showing detail of utricle, otoconia, endolymph, cupula, macula, hair cell filaments, and saccular nerve MapCaption =… …
74middle ear — noun The cavity in the temporal bone between the eardrum and the inner ear that contains the ossicles, and which conveys sound to the cochlea. Syn: auris media, tympanum See Also: inner ear, outer ear …
75External ear — There are three sections of the ear. They are the external ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. The external ear looks complicated but it is functionally the simplest part of the ear. It consists of the pinna or auricle (the visible projecting …
76middle ear — noun the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear • Syn: ↑tympanic cavity, ↑tympanum • Hypernyms: ↑cavity, ↑bodily cavity, ↑cavum • Part Holonyms: ↑audi …
77outer ear — noun The outer portion of the ear which includes the auricle and the ear canal and leads to the eardrum. Syn: auris externa, external ear See Also: middle ear, inner ear …
78middle ear — tympanic cavity the part of the ear that consists of an air filled space within the petrous part of the temporal bone. It is lined with mucous membrane and is connected to the pharynx by the Eustachian tube and to the outer ear by the eardrum… …
79middle ear — /mɪdl ˈɪə/ (say midl ear) noun the section of the ear recessed into the temporal bone, lying between the inner ear and the eardrum and containing the three ossicles which join them; tympanum …
80middle ear — n. the part of the ear including the tympanic membrane and the adjacent cavity containing the three small bones (hammer, anvil, and stirrup) that transmit the vibrations of the tympanic membrane to the inner ear: see EAR1 …
