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Sense Organs > Ear > Ear, Inner
Body Regions > Head > Ear > Ear, Inner

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Ear, Inner  

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Entry terms

  • Ear, Internal
  • Ears, Internal
  • Inner Ear
  • Internal Ear
  • Internal Ears
  • Labyrinth
  • Labyrinths

Note

  • /inj: pressure-induced injuries = EAR, INNER / inj (IM) + BAROTRAUMA (IM), noise-induced injuries = HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; inflammation = LABYRINTHITIS; neoplasms = LABYRINTH DISEASES (IM) + EAR NEOPLASMS (IM) + histological type of neoplasm (IM)

Scope note

  • The essential part of the hearing organ consists of two labyrinthine compartments: the bony labyrinthine and the membranous labyrinth. The bony labyrinth is a complex of three interconnecting cavities or spaces (COCHLEA; VESTIBULAR LABYRINTH; and SEMICIRCULAR CANALS) in the TEMPORAL BONE. Within the bony labyrinth lies the membranous labyrinth which is a complex of sacs and tubules (COCHLEAR DUCT; SACCULE AND UTRICLE; and SEMICIRCULAR DUCTS) forming a continuous space enclosed by EPITHELIUM and connective tissue. These spaces are filled with LABYRINTHINE FLUIDS of various compositions.

History note

  • 2006 (1963)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D007758

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