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Body Atlas, Sense Organ Reference

Sense Organs

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

135 sense organs
135 sense organs
Sense Organ Accessory Lacrimal Glands glandulae lacrimales accessoriae Head & Skull The accessory lacrimal glands are small tear glands scattered in the eyelids and conjunctiva. The glands…
Sense Organ Ampullae of the Semicircular Ducts ampullae membranaceae Head & Skull Each semicircular duct widens at one end into an ampulla that opens into the utricle. Inside…
Sense Organ Anterior Chamber of the Eye camera anterior bulbi Head & Skull The anterior chamber of the eye is the fluid-filled space bounded anteriorly by the cornea, posteriorly…
Sense Organ Antihelix antihelix Head & Skull The antihelix is the curved ridge of cartilage inside and parallel to the helix. At the…
Sense Organ Aqueous Humour humor aquosus Head & Skull Aqueous humour is the clear, watery fluid that fills the anterior and posterior chambers of the…
Sense Organ Auditory Tube tuba auditiva Head & Skull The auditory (Eustachian or pharyngotympanic) tube connects the middle ear to the nasopharynx. It is about…
Sense Organ Auricle auricula Head & Skull The auricle, or pinna, is the visible outer ear: a single sheet of elastic cartilage covered…
Sense Organ Basilar Membrane lamina basilaris Head & Skull The basilar membrane is the fibrous floor of the cochlear duct, stretching from the osseous spiral…
Sense Organ Bony Labyrinth labyrinthus osseus Head & Skull The bony labyrinth is a set of interconnected cavities carved in the dense otic capsule bone…
Sense Organ Bowman Layer lamina limitans anterior corneae Head & Skull Bowman layer is a tough, acellular sheet of collagen fibres between the corneal epithelium and the…
Sense Organ Bruch Membrane lamina basalis choroideae Head & Skull Bruch membrane is a thin, five-layered sheet between the retinal pigment epithelium and the choriocapillaris. It…
Sense Organ Canal of Schlemm sinus venosus sclerae Head & Skull The canal of Schlemm is a thin, circular channel running all the way around the eye…
Sense Organ Canthi anguli oculi Head & Skull The medial and lateral canthi are the inner and outer corners where the upper and lower…
Sense Organ Ceruminous Glands and Cerumen glandulae ceruminosae Head & Skull Ceruminous glands are modified apocrine sweat glands in the skin of the outer, cartilaginous part of…
Sense Organ Choroid choroidea Head & Skull The choroid is the thin, dark, highly vascular layer between the sclera and the retina at…
Sense Organ Ciliary Body corpus ciliare Head & Skull The ciliary body is a ring of tissue behind the iris that links the iris to…
Sense Organ Ciliary Processes processus ciliares Head & Skull The ciliary processes are about 70-80 radial ridges on the inner surface of the front part…
Sense Organ Circumvallate Papillae papillae vallatae Head & Skull Circumvallate papillae are the 8-12 large, flat-topped papillae arranged in a V-shaped row just in front…
Sense Organ Cochlea cochlea Head & Skull The cochlea is the snail-shaped hearing organ of the inner ear, a bony tube coiled about…
Sense Organ Cochlear Aqueduct aqueductus cochleae Head & Skull The cochlear aqueduct is a narrow bony channel connecting the perilymph of the scala tympani near…
Sense Organ Cochlear Duct ductus cochlearis Head & Skull The cochlear duct, or scala media, is the triangular, endolymph-filled middle channel of the cochlea and…
Sense Organ Concha of the Auricle concha auriculae Head & Skull The concha is the deep bowl-shaped hollow of the auricle that leads into the ear canal.…
Sense Organ Cone Photoreceptors neuronum coniferum Head & Skull Cones are the retina's daylight receptors, about 6 million per eye, concentrated in the fovea. There…
Sense Organ Conjunctiva tunica conjunctiva Head & Skull The conjunctiva is a thin, transparent mucous membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelids…
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