internal ear

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the part of the ear that consists of the cochlea, vestibule, and semicircular canals Also called inner ear labyrinth

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internal ear - a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium

inner ear, labyrinth

neuroepithelium - epithelium associated with special sense organs and containing sensory nerve endings

sense organ, sensory receptor, receptor - an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation

auditory apparatus - all of the components of the organ of hearing including the outer and middle and inner ears

membranous labyrinth - the sensory structures of the inner ear including the labyrinthine receptors and the cochlea; contained within the bony labyrinth

bony labyrinth, osseous labyrinth - cavity in the petrous part of the temporal bone that contains the membranous labyrinth

endolymph - the bodily fluid that fills the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear

perilymph - the bodily fluid that fills the space between the bony labyrinth and the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear

semicircular canal - one of three tube loops filled with fluid and in planes nearly at right angles with one another; concerned with equilibrium

cochlea - the snail-shaped tube (in the inner ear coiled around the modiolus) where sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses by the organ of Corti

artery of the labyrinth, internal auditory artery, labyrinthine artery - an artery that is a branch of the basilar artery that supplies the labyrinth

internal auditory vein, labyrinthine vein - veins that drain the inner ear

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artery of the labyrinth
auditory apparatus
bony labyrinth
cochlea
endolymph
Hair cells
inner ear
internal auditory artery
internal auditory vein
labyrinth
labyrinthine artery
labyrinthine vein
membranous labyrinth
Meniere's disease
neuroepithelium
osseous labyrinth
Otocrane
perilymph
receptor

In all, a human skull contains 22 skull bones which form the vault, as well as other, smaller cavities for the eyes, internal ear, nose and mouth.

Skull Models Learn How You Protect Your Brain by Stephen Lamb / Reference and Education community

Every Monday through Friday for the last 29 years (less the occasional vacation and holiday), I had a reason to get out of bed: I was an employee assistance professional in a large internal EAR As so many people do, I tied my identity to my job.

Promoting resiliency from within: an EA professional finds that her ... by Fowler, Katrina / The Journal of Employee Assistance

Sound vibrations reverberate through the bones of the skull to an internal ear.

Going Fishing for Trivia by Deanna Mascle / Humor community