md0006 - BASIC HUMAN ANATOMY.pdf - Raems.com
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ossicles are: malleus, incus, and stapes. The auditory tube connects the middle<br />
ear cavity with the nasopharynx. (para 11-32)<br />
70. The bony labyrinth is a <strong>com</strong>plex cavity within the temporal bone. It has three<br />
semi-circular canals, a vestibule (hallway), and a snail- shaped cochlear portion.<br />
The membranous labyrinth is a hollow tubular structure suspended within the bony<br />
labyrinth. (para 11-33a)<br />
71. The endolymph fills the space within the membranous labyrinth. The perilymph<br />
fills the space between the membranous labyrinth and the bony labyrinth.<br />
(para 11-33b)<br />
72. The cochlea is a spiral structure associated with hearing. It has 2-1/2 turns. Its<br />
outer boundaries are formed by the snail-shaped portion of the bony labyrinth.<br />
(para 11-33c)<br />
73. The central column of the cochlea is called the modiolus. Extending from this<br />
central column is a spiral shelf of bone called the spiral lamina. Connecting this<br />
shelf with the outer bony wall is a fibrous membrane called the basilar membrane.<br />
This membrane forms the floor of the spiral portion of the membranous labyrinth<br />
called the cochlear duct. This contains a structure with hairs, sensory receptors of<br />
hearing; this structure is called the organ of Corti. (para 11-33c(1))<br />
74. Within the bony cochlea, the space above the cochlear duct is known as the scala<br />
vestibuli and the space below is known as the scala tympani. Between the middle<br />
ear cavity and the upper space is an oval window called the fenestra vestibuli.<br />
Between the middle ear cavity and the lower space is a round window called the<br />
fenestra cochleae. (para 11-33c(2), (3))<br />
75. A sound stimulus is transferred from the stapes to the fluid perilymph of the scala<br />
vestibuli. In response, the basilar membrane of the cochlea vibrates. The hair<br />
cells of the organ of Corti are mechanically stimulated. This stimulation is<br />
transferred to the neurons of the acoustic nerve, which passes out of the modiolus<br />
into the internal auditory meatus of the temporal bone. From here, the nerve<br />
enters the cranial cavity and goes to the brain. (para 11-33d)<br />
76. The two sac-like portions of the membranous labyrinth are the sacculus and the<br />
utriculus. They are filled with endolymph. On the wall of each sac is a collection of<br />
special hair cells known as the macula, which serves as a receptor organ for static<br />
and linear kinetic gravitational forces. The saccular macula and the utricular<br />
macula are oriented at more or less 90° angles to each other. (para 11-35)<br />
77. Extending from and opening into the utriculus are three hollow structures called<br />
the semicircular ducts. The utriculus <strong>com</strong>pletes the circles for each duct. The<br />
three ducts are all oriented at 90° angles to each other. Where it opens into the<br />
utriculus, each semicircular duct ends in an enlargement called an ampulla.<br />
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