Anatomy of the Ear
Three sections of the Ear Outer Section Middle Section Inner Section
Outer Section of the Ear Pinna Helix* Lobule (may have it or not) External Ear Canal *- the term is not on the test
Middle Section of the Ear Tympanic membrane or eardrum Tympanic cavity or middle ear Auditory Ossicles* Malleus (hammer) Incus (anvil) Stapes (stirrup) Eustachian Tube *- the term is not on the test
Inner Section of the Ear Semicircular Canals Oval Window* - (covered by Stapes) Round Window Cochlea (snail shaped) Cranial XIII (8th) Nerve/Auditory Nerve* Vestibular Nerve Cochlear Nerve *- the term is not on the test