auditory ossicles

ossicle /os·si·cle/ (os´ĭ-k'l) a small bone, especially one of those in the middle ear, which transmit vibrations from the tympanic membrane to the oval window.ossic´ular

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Andernach's ossicles  sutural bones.

auditory ossicles  the small bones of the middle ear: incus, malleus, and stapes.

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auditory ossicles

Etymology: L, audire + ossiculum, little bone

the malleus, the incus, and the stapes, three small bones in the middle ear that articulate with each other. As the tympanic membrane vibrates, it transmits sound waves through the ossicles to the cochlea.

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auditory

pertaining to the ear or the sense of hearing.

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auditory apparatus

comprises the tympanic membrane, the auditory ossicles that connect the membrane to the oval window to the internal ear, the membranous labyrinth and its contained endolymph, the labyrinth's cochlear duct, the organ of Corti, a specialized sensory epithelium lining the duct, the sensory hair cells of the organ of Corti and the sensory receptors of the auditory nerve that terminate at the base of the hair cells.

auditory bulb

the membranous labyrinth and cochlea.

auditory conditioning signals

sounds used to condition animals to certain procedures or events, such as gathering at the sound of a bell or trumpet, milking to the sound of a radio, whistle signals to a sheep dog.

external auditory meatus

air-filled tubular extension of the auricle leading to the eardrum.

internal auditory meatus

a canal in the petrous temporal bone that accommodates the VIIth and VIIIth cranial nerves.

auditory nerve

the eighth cranial nerve; called also vestibulocochlear nerve and acoustic nerve. See Table 14.

auditory ossicles

the malleus, incus and stapes, the three small bones of the tympanic cavity of the ear. They form a connecting bony system from the tympanic membrane to the oval window that is the opening to the internal ear.

auditory tube

the narrow channel connecting the nasopharynx to the middle ear. See also pharyngotympanic tube.