The ear – 3B Scientific Human Ear Chart User Manual
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The Ear
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External ear
1 Auricle
2 External acoustic meatus
3 Tympanic membrane
Middle ear
4 Auditory ossicles:
4a Malleus
4b Incus
4c Stapes
5 Tympanic cavity
6 Pharyngotympanice tube
7 Oval window
8 Round window
Internal ear
9 Bony labyrinth
9a Posterior semicircular canal
9b Lateral semicircular canal
9c Anterior semicircular canal
9d Vestibule
9e Cochlea
10 Vestibular nerve
11 Cochlear nerve
12 Vestibulocochlear nerve [VIII]
13 Spiral ligament
14 Scala vestibuli
15 Cochlear duct
16 Scala tympani
17 Cochlear nerve
18 Cochlear ganglion
19 Spiral organ
20 Modiolus
21 Vestibular surface (REISSNER’S membrane)
22 Internal spiral sulcus
23 Tectorial membrane
24 Nuel’s space
25 External tunnel
26 External terminal cell’s (HENSEN’s cells)
27 External sustentacular cells (CLAUDIUS’ cells)
28 Outer spiral sulcus
29 Basal lamina
30 Outer phalangeal cells
31 Outer hair cells
32 External pillar cell
33 Inner tunnel
34 Inner hair cell
35 Inner pillar cell
36 Spiral plate
37 Spiral limbus
A Sectional view of the human ear
B Sectional view of cochlea
C Sectional view of cochlear duct with spiral organ