Sense Organs

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

135 sense organs

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8 sense organs starting with P Clear ×

Sense Organ Pacinian Corpuscles corpuscula lamellosa Whole Body Pacinian corpuscles are large, oval receptors up to a few millimetres long, made of many onion-like…

Sense Organ Palpebral Fissure rima palpebrarum Head & Skull The palpebral fissure is the opening between the upper and lower eyelids. In adults it is…

Sense Organ Pars Flaccida of the Tympanic Membrane pars flaccida membranae tympanicae Head & Skull The pars flaccida is the small, thin, slack upper part of the eardrum above the malleolar…

Sense Organ Pars Tensa of the Tympanic Membrane pars tensa membranae tympanicae Head & Skull The pars tensa is the large, taut, lower part of the eardrum, making up most of…

Sense Organ Perilymph perilympha Head & Skull Perilymph is the fluid that fills the space between the bony and membranous labyrinths, including the…

Sense Organ Plica Semilunaris plica semilunaris conjunctivae Head & Skull The plica semilunaris is a small, crescent-shaped fold of bulbar conjunctiva at the inner corner of…

Sense Organ Posterior Chamber of the Eye camera posterior bulbi Head & Skull The posterior chamber of the eye is the small fluid-filled space between the posterior iris surface…

Sense Organ Pupil pupilla Head & Skull The pupil is the round opening in the centre of the iris through which light reaches…