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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 />

MD0006 11-60

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