Biomedical Engineering 403
External, Middle & Inner Ear, Part 2
Reading for Today:
Chapter
3
in
Denes & Pinson
.
Greetings, Earthlings!
This is what happened in class today
(10-10-97).
As usual, all
of this is in outline format with hypertext, so if you want to review the
specifics, or if you have any questions on a specific topic, click the
hypertext for that topic.
Today's topic:
More on the anatomy of the ear
Consequently, please be familiar with the anatomy and function of the following (you can find descriptions of these items in
the reading
):
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The Ossicles
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The Inner Ear
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Vestibular Apparatus
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Cochlea
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Oval window
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Round window
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Scala vestibuli
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Helicotrema
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Scala tympani
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Perilymph
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Scala media
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Cochlear duct
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Endolymph
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Reissner's membrane
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Basilar membrane
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Organ of Corti
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Hair cells
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Outer hair cells (OHCs)
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Inner hair cells (IHCs)
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Stereocilia
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Modiolus
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Auditory nerve
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No!
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I want to go
somewhere completely different!
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