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Introduction
Organ of the sense of hearing.
Intervated by the vestibulocochlear nerve.
More general terms
More specific terms
- anterior recess of tympanic membrane; Troltsch pockets
- anterior/long/slender process of malleus; Folli/follian/Rau/Ravius process of malleus
- bony/osseous labyrinth
- both ears (au)
- cochlear canaliculus
- cochleariform process
- endolymph (Scarpa fluid/liquor)
- endolymphatic duct
- endolymphatic sac; Bottcher/Cotunnius space
- epitympanic recess/space; Hyrtl epitympanic recess; tympanic attic
- groove for greater petrosal nerve
- groove for inferior petrosal sinus; inferior petrosal sulcus
- groove for sigmoid sinus; sigmoid fossa/groove/sulcus
- groove for superior petrosal sinus; superior petrosal sulcus
- incudal fossa (fossa of incus)
- isthmus of auditory/pharyngotympanic/eustachian tube
- lateral/short process of malleus
- left ear (as, al)
- lenticular/orbicular process of incus; lenticular apophysis; orbiculare; lenticular bone
- malleolar fold - anterior/posterior
- membranous ampulla of semicircular ducts
- membranous labyrinth
- osseous ampulla (bony ampulla of semicircular canals)
- otic/auditory capsule
- perilymph (Cotunnius liquid)
- perilymphatic space
- posterior recess of tympanic membrane; Troltsch pockets
- pyramidal eminence
- right ear (ad)
- subarcuate fossa; floccular fossa; hiatus subarcuatus
- superior recess of tympanic membrane; Prussak pouch/space
- tubal air cells of pharyngotympanic tube
- tympanic air cells
Additional terms
Component of
Components
- lateral ligament of malleus
- anterior ligament of malleus (Meckel band/ligament, anterior ligament of Helmholtz)
- labyrinth (inner ear)
- middle ear
- external ear
- ear structure