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What is the primary function of the auditory ossicles in the middle ear?
To transmit vibrations of the tympanic membrane to the internal ear
Which structure separates the canals in the middle ear?
Thin, bony septum
What is the purpose of the auditory tube in the middle ear?
To connect the middle ear to the nasal pharynx
What is the name of the small, hollow, conical projection on the posterior wall of the middle ear?
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What is the function of the tensor tympani muscle in the middle ear?
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What is the name of the rounded projection on the greater part of the medial wall of the middle ear?
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What is the shape of the semicircular ducts?
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What is the function of the basilar membrane and vestibular membrane?
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What is the result of the head moving or changing speed?
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What is the name of the membrane that separates the scala vestibuli from the scala media?
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How many turns does the partition of the semicircular ducts make around its bony core?
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What is the shape of the Fenestra vestibule?
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What is the function of the Auditory tube?
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What is the purpose of the processus cochleariformis?
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What is the location of the prominence of the facial nerve canal?
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What is the function of the Tegmen tympani?
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Which structure separates the tympanic cavity from the ICA?
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What is the function of the auriculotemporal nerve and the auricular branch of the vagus nerve?
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What is the name of the small triangular area on the tympanic membrane bounded by the anterior and posterior malleolar folds?
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What separates the perilymph from the middle ear in the scala vestibuli?
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What are the three auditory ossicles?
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What is the purpose of the basilar membrane?
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What is the location of the labyrinth?
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What is the structure that connects the cochlear duct to the saccule?
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Which part of the cochlea is responsible for analyzing audio frequencies?
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What is the function of the outer hair cells in the Organ of Corti?
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Which part of the cochlea is responsible for transmitting sound signals to the auditory nerve?
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What is the direction of pressure wave propagation in the cochlea?
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What is the characteristic of the response of spiral ganglion cells to sound?
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