Sense Organs

Eye, ear, nose and tongue reference, parts, nerve supply, function, and common conditions.

135 sense organs

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Sense Organ Olfactory Cleft rima olfactoria Head & Skull The olfactory cleft is the narrow air-filled space in the superior nasal cavity between the superior…

Sense Organ Olfactory Epithelium epithelium olfactorium Head & Skull The olfactory epithelium is the specialised patch of lining in the roof of the nasal cavity…

Sense Organ Olfactory Glands glandulae olfactoriae Head & Skull Olfactory glands (Bowman glands) lie beneath the olfactory epithelium and release a watery secretion onto its…

Sense Organ Olfactory Receptor Neurons neurona receptoria olfactoria Head & Skull Olfactory receptor neurons are the smell-detecting nerve cells in the roof of the nasal cavity. Each…

Sense Organ Optic Cup excavatio disci Head & Skull The optic cup is the pale central depression within the optic disc, where there are no…

Sense Organ Optic Disc discus nervi optici Head & Skull The optic disc is the round, pale area at the back of the eye where about…

Sense Organ Ora Serrata ora serrata Head & Skull The ora serrata is the wavy, saw-toothed front edge of the light-sensitive retina, where it ends…

Sense Organ Orbit orbita Head & Skull The orbit is the pyramid-shaped bony socket that houses the eyeball and its supporting structures. Its…

Sense Organ Organ of Corti organum spirale Head & Skull The organ of Corti, or spiral organ, is the sensory organ of hearing, running along the…

Sense Organ Osseous Spiral Lamina lamina spiralis ossea Head & Skull The osseous spiral lamina is a thin shelf of bone that winds out from the central…

Sense Organ Otoliths otoconia Head & Skull Otoliths, or otoconia, are tiny calcium carbonate crystals embedded in the gelatinous otolithic membrane that lies…

Sense Organ Oval Window fenestra vestibuli Head & Skull The oval window is an opening in the medial wall of the middle ear that leads…