cochleae
Hearing organs coiled
Cochleae is the Latin plural of cochlea, the spiral-shaped cavity in the inner ear that converts sound vibrations into nerve impulses.
While the anglicized plural cochleae is standard in medical and anatomical contexts, cochleae appears in formal scientific writing.
Damage to the cochleae can result in permanent hearing loss.
The structure's snail-shell shape gives it its name, from the Greek word for snail.
Rate of recurrence
- pitchFrequency of sound
- toneQuality of sound
- auditoryOf or relating to hearing
- acousticsStudy of sound transmission
soundwaves · decibels · loudness · tinnitus · hearing loss · deafness · audiology · sensory
Lower cochlear canal
- oval windowMiddle ear opening
- round windowCircular pane in wall
- auditory nerveNeural pathway for hearing
- vestibuleEnclosed space between doors
Of the balance organ
- equilibriumState of balance
- dizzinessUnsteady, spinning sensation
- vertigoSensation of spinning
- labyrinthIntricate passage network
nystagmus · otolith · spatial orientation · proprioception · motion sickness · stability · semicircular
Spiraling three-dimensional curve
- coilWound circular arrangement
- whorlSpiral arrangement of ridges
- voluteArchitectural spiral ornament
- snail shellMollusk's protective spiral housing
winding · convolution · scroll · turn · curved · corkscrew · nautilus · logarithmic spiral
frequency
Rate of recurrence
acoustics · soundwaves · decibels · loudness · tinnitus · hearing loss · deafness · audiology · sensory · perception
scala tympani
Lower cochlear canal
- oval windowMiddle ear opening
- round windowCircular pane in wall
- auditory nerveNeural pathway for hearing
vestibular
Of the balance organ
- equilibriumState of balance
- dizzinessUnsteady, spinning sensation
- vertigoSensation of spinning
labyrinth · nystagmus · otolith · spatial orientation · proprioception · motion sickness · stability · semicircular
helix
Spiraling three-dimensional curve
snail shell · winding · convolution · scroll · turn · curved · corkscrew · nautilus · logarithmic spiral
cochleaepinnae
External ear structures
auricles · outer ears · external ears · ear canals · earlobes
- cochlear implantImplanted auditory nerve stimulator