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 T in Head & Skull 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 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…