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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
124 sense organs in Head & Skull  Clear ×
Sense Organ Conjunctival Fornices fornix conjunctivae Head & Skull The conjunctival fornices are the deep folds where the conjunctiva lining the eyelids turns back to…
Sense Organ Cornea cornea Head & Skull The cornea is the clear, dome-shaped window at the front of the eye. It has no…
Sense Organ Corneal Endothelium epithelium posterius corneae Head & Skull The corneal endothelium is a single layer of hexagonal cells lining the inner surface of the…
Sense Organ Corneal Epithelium epithelium anterius corneae Head & Skull The corneal epithelium is the outermost layer of the cornea, five to seven cells thick. It…
Sense Organ Corneal Stroma substantia propria corneae Head & Skull The corneal stroma makes up about 90% of the cornea thickness. It consists of about 200…
Sense Organ Corneoscleral Limbus limbus corneae Head & Skull The limbus is the narrow ring, about 1-2 mm wide, where the clear cornea meets the…
Sense Organ Crista Ampullaris crista ampullaris Head & Skull The crista ampullaris is the sensory ridge inside the swollen end (ampulla) of each semicircular duct.…
Sense Organ Cupula of the Ampulla cupula ampullaris Head & Skull The cupula is a gelatinous dome that sits on the crista ampullaris and stretches across the…
Sense Organ Descemet Membrane lamina limitans posterior corneae Head & Skull Descemet membrane is the thin, strong basement membrane laid down by the corneal endothelium on the…
Sense Organ Ear auris Head & Skull The ear is the organ of hearing and balance. It has three parts: the external ear…
Sense Organ Earlobe lobulus auriculae Head & Skull The earlobe is the soft lower part of the auricle, made of fat and fibrous tissue…
Sense Organ Endolymph endolympha Head & Skull Endolymph is the fluid inside the membranous labyrinth. Unusually for an extracellular fluid, it is rich…
Sense Organ Endolymphatic Duct and Sac ductus et saccus endolymphaticus Head & Skull The endolymphatic duct arises from the junction of ducts from the utricle and saccule and passes…
Sense Organ Episclera lamina episcleralis Head & Skull The episclera is a thin layer of loose, vascular connective tissue lying between the sclera and…
Sense Organ External Auditory Canal meatus acusticus externus Head & Skull The external auditory canal (EAC) is a curved channel approximately 2.5 cm long leading from the…
Sense Organ External Ear auris externa Head & Skull The external ear consists of the auricle (the visible ear) and the external acoustic meatus, the…
Sense Organ Eye bulbus oculi Head & Skull The eyeball is a roughly spherical organ about 24 mm across that sits in the front…
Sense Organ Eyebrows supercilia Head & Skull The eyebrows are arched ridges of thick skin and short hairs above each eye, lying over…
Sense Organ Eyelashes cilia Head & Skull Eyelashes are short, curved hairs arranged in two or three rows along the front edge of…
Sense Organ Eyelids palpebrae Head & Skull The eyelids are thin, movable folds of skin and muscle that cover and protect the front…
Sense Organ Fascial Sheath of the Eyeball vagina bulbi Head & Skull The fascial sheath of the eyeball (Tenon capsule) is a thin fibrous membrane that wraps the…
Sense Organ Filiform Papillae papillae filiformes Head & Skull Filiform papillae are the most numerous papillae, fine, cone-shaped and covered with keratin, giving the tongue…
Sense Organ Foliate Papillae papillae foliatae Head & Skull Foliate papillae are a series of parallel, leaf-like vertical folds on the back part of the…
Sense Organ Fovea Centralis fovea centralis Head & Skull The fovea is a small pit about 1.5 mm across at the centre of the macula.…
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