Ear anatomy

2. upper throat/back of nose
6. fluid-filled, snail-shaped spiral cavity in the inner ear.
9. outermost of three tiny ossicle bones in the middle ear.
10. tiny structure formed by auditory hair cells
11. three, fluid-filled, interconnected tubes within inner ear and detects angular head movements
13. small, narrow passage that connects middle ear to the nasopharynx

1. sensory apparatus that detects, transmits, and integrates soundwaves.
3. external part of the ear.
4. middle ossicle in middle ear, known as anvil.
5. thick and or course hair inside the ear
7. thin, cone-shaped membrane. Separates outer ear canal from middle ear.
8. “peach fuzz” hair inside the ear
10. smallest bone in the human body.
12. three, fluid-filled, loop-shaped canals located in the inner ear and detects rotational head movements.