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16. Figure 8—3 is a diagram of the ear.

(A) Use anatomical terms (as needed) from the key choices in Exercise 15 to
correctly identify all structures in the figure provided with leader lines. pinna
(B) Color: External ear structures yellow; ossicles red; equilibrium areas of
the inner ear green; and internal ear structures involved with hearing blue.
semicircular canals incus

cochlea malleus

Eustachian
tube

stapes

lobe

tympanic membrane auditory meatus


Figure 8—3

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17. Sound waves hitting the eardrum set it into vibration. Trace the pathway
through which yibrations and fluid currents travel to finally stimulate the hair
célls in the organ of Corti. Name the appropriate ear structures in their
correct sequence and insett your responses in the answer blanks.
typmanic membrane malleus
Eardrum
incus stapes
Oval window
endolymph corti Hair cells
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25. Figure 8—6 illustrates the site of the olfactory epithelium in the nasal cavity
(part Ais an enlarged view of the olfactory receptor area).
(A) Select different colors to identify the structures listed below and use them
to color the coding circles and corresponding structures in the illustration.
(B) Add a label and leader line to identify the olfactory "hairs."
(C) Add arrows to indicate the direction of impulse transmission.
(D) Respond to the questions following the diagram.

C) Olfactory neurons (receptor cells)


O Cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone

O Olfactory bulb
O Olfactory nerve filaments

O Fibers of the olfactory tract


olfactory
hairs

Olfactory
epithelium

Figure 8—6
mucus
airborne odors (that is, acts as a solvent)?
1. What substance "captures"
bipolar neurons
2. How are olfactory neurons classified structurally?

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