Anatomy and Physiology of Children and Adolescents - M. R. Sapin 2007

Sense Organs. Analyzers
Organs of Hearing and Balance (Vestibulocochlear Organ)

The Organs of Hearing and Balance, which perform different Functions, are combined into a complex system (Fig. 108).

The Organ of Balance is located inside the petrous part (pyramid) of the Temporal bone and plays a vital role in human spatial orientation.

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Fig. 108. Vestibulocochlear Organ:

1 — auricle; 2 — external acoustic meatus; 3 — tympanic membrane; 4 — tympanic cavity; 5 — malleus; 6 — incus; 7 — stapes; 8 — semicircular ducts; 9 — vestibule; 10 — cochlea; 11 — Vestibulocochlear nerve; 12 — auditory tube



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