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Auditory canal
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Channel that leads from the pinna to the eardrum
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Auditory meatus
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Auditory canal
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Auditory nerver fibers
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Carry impulses from the inner ear to the brain
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Auditory tube
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Channel between middle ear and nasopharynx - eustachian tube
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Auricle
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Flap of the ear or pinna
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Cerumen
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Waxy substance secreted by the external ear aka ear wax
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Cochlea
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Snail shaped tube in the inner ear - contains hearing sensitive receptor cells
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Endolymph
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Fluid within the labyrinth of the inner ear
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Eustachian tube
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Auditory tube
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Incus
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Second ossicle bone of the middle ear
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Labyrinth
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Canals of the inner ear - includes cochlea vestibule and semicircular canals
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Malleus
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First ossicle of the middle ear
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Organ of Corti
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Sensitive auditory receptor area found in the cochlea of the inner ear
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Ossicle
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Small bone of the ear - includes malleus incus and stapes
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Oval window
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Membrane between middle ear and inner ear
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