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1
Q

What’s I the function of the inner ear

A

Convert mechanical signals of Middle ear to electrical signals to brain

Maintain balance detecting position and motion

2
Q

Where si the inner ear found

A

The petrous part of the temporal bone

3
Q

What is the bony labyrinth

A
Serious of bony cavities 
Cochlea 
Semicircular canals
Vestibule 
Lined with periosteum 
Filled with perilymph
4
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What si the membranous labyrinth

A

In bony labyrinth

Filled with endolymph

5
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What are the two associated windows

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Round

Oval

6
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What’s it he major nerve supply in the inner ear

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The Vestibulochoclear nerve

7
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What does the inner ear house

A

The vestibulocochlear organs