Inner ear | ||
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The cochlea and vestibule, viewed from above. | ||
Latin | auris interna | |
Gray's | subject #232 1047 | |
System | ||
MeSH | A09.246.631 | |
The inner ear comprises both:
- the organ of hearing (the cochlea)
- and the labyrinth or vestibular apparatus, the organ of balance located in the inner ear that consists of three semicircular canals and the vestibule.
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Sensory system: Auditory and Vestibular systems (TA A15.3, GA 10.1029) | |||||||||||||||
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Outer ear |
Pinna (Helix, Antihelix, Tragus, Antitragus, Incisura anterior auris, Earlobe) • Ear canal • Auricular muscles | ||||||||||||||
Middle ear |
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Inner ear/ (membranous labyrinth, bony labyrinth) |
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