{"id":3058,"date":"2020-12-13T21:24:40","date_gmt":"2020-12-13T19:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/pre-clinical\/histology\/neurohistology\/inner-ear\/ear-introduction\/"},"modified":"2021-12-03T19:40:25","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T17:40:25","slug":"ear-introduction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/pre-clinical\/histology\/nervous-system\/inner-ear\/ear-introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Ear &#8212; Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class=\"intro\">The ear consists of three chambers, and functions as a sensory organ for the auditory (hearing) and vestibular (balance) systems.<\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/meddists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1404_The_Structures_of_the_Ear.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2092\"\/><figcaption><strong>Figure 1. The anatomy of the ear.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The three chambers of the ear are the external ear (<strong>auricle <\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>external auditory canal <\/strong>or\u00a0<strong>meatus<\/strong>), the middle ear (<strong>tympanic cavity<\/strong>), and the inner ear\u00a0(<strong>bony<\/strong> and\u00a0<strong>membranous labyrinth<\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the following articles, we will mainly discuss the contents and histology of the inner ear.<\/p>\n<div id=\"the_titles\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The three chambers of the ear are the external ear (auricle and\u00a0external auditory canal or\u00a0meatus), the middle ear (tympanic cavity), and the inner ear\u00a0(bony and\u00a0membranous labyrinth). 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