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Abstract
The hearing and equilibrium system of the body. It consists of three parts: the EXTERNAL EAR, the MIDDLE EAR, and the INNER EAR. Sound waves are transmitted through this organ where vibration is transduced to nerve signals that pass through the ACOUSTIC NERVE to the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. The inner ear also contains the vestibular organ that maintains equilibrium by transducing signals to the VESTIBULAR NERVE.
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- Vestibulocochlear Apparatus
- Vestibulocochlear System
- Apparatus, Vestibulocochlear
- Ears
- System, Vestibulocochlear
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, diagnostic imaging, embryology, growth & development, injuries, innervation, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, virology.
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general only or unspecified; prefer EAR, EXTERNAL or EAR, MIDDLE or EAR, INNER; /abnorm permitted but note EAR DEFORMITIES, ACQUIRED; /surg: consider also OTOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ear acupuncture or otopuncture or auriculoacupuncture (acupunct ther with ear as pressure point): index under ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY (IM) + EAR, EXTERNAL (IM)
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EAR, EXTERNAL, DEFORMITY was heading 1966-70
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- National Library of Medicine. Ear. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004423. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004423
- Ear. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ear
- Ear. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7362