Sense Organs

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

135 sense organs

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9 sense organs starting with T Clear ×

Sense Organ Tarsal Plates tarsus superior et inferior Head & Skull The tarsal plates are firm bands of dense connective tissue that form the skeleton of each…

Sense Organ Taste Buds caliculi gustatorii Head & Skull Taste buds are small, onion-shaped clusters of 50-100 cells that detect taste. Most sit in the…

Sense Organ Taste Receptor Cells cellulae gustatoriae Head & Skull Taste receptor cells are the specialised cells inside each taste bud, about 50-100 per bud, whose…

Sense Organ Tear Film lacrima Head & Skull The tear film is the thin fluid layer, a few micrometres thick, that covers the cornea…

Sense Organ Tectorial Membrane of the Cochlea membrana tectoria ductus cochlearis Head & Skull The cochlear tectorial membrane is a gelatinous, collagen-rich flap that projects from the spiral limbus and…

Sense Organ Thermoreceptors thermoreceptores Whole Body Thermoreceptors are free nerve endings in the skin that sense temperature. Separate warm and cold receptors…

Sense Organ Trabecular Meshwork reticulum trabeculare Head & Skull The trabecular meshwork is a spongy, sieve-like band of connective tissue beams in the drainage angle…

Sense Organ Tragus tragus Head & Skull The tragus is the small flap of cartilage in front of the ear canal opening, opposite…

Sense Organ Tympanic Membrane membrana tympanica Head & Skull The tympanic membrane, or eardrum, is a thin, oval, cone-shaped membrane about 9-10 mm across that…