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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 Fungiform Papillae papillae fungiformes Head & Skull Fungiform papillae are mushroom-shaped papillae scattered among the filiform papillae, most numerous at the tip and…
Sense Organ Glands of Zeis and Moll glandulae sebaceae et ciliares Head & Skull The glands of Zeis are small sebaceous glands that open into the eyelash follicles, and the…
Sense Organ Helicotrema helicotrema Head & Skull The helicotrema is the small opening at the apex of the cochlea where the scala vestibuli…
Sense Organ Helix helix Head & Skull The helix is the curved outer rim of the auricle, running from just above the ear…
Sense Organ Hyaloid Canal canalis hyaloideus Head & Skull The hyaloid canal (Cloquet canal) is a narrow channel running through the vitreous from the back…
Sense Organ Inner Ear auris interna Head & Skull The inner ear lies deep in the petrous part of the temporal bone and contains the…
Sense Organ Inner Ear Hair Cells cellulae sensoriae pilosae Head & Skull Hair cells are the sensory receptor cells of the inner ear, found in the organ of…
Sense Organ Iridocorneal Angle angulus iridocornealis Head & Skull The iridocorneal angle, or drainage angle, is the narrow recess where the peripheral iris meets the…
Sense Organ Iris iris Head & Skull The iris is the coloured, ring-shaped diaphragm at the front of the eye, with the pupil…
Sense Organ Lacrimal Canaliculi canaliculi lacrimales Head & Skull The lacrimal canaliculi are fine channels that carry tears from the puncta to the lacrimal sac.…
Sense Organ Lacrimal Caruncle caruncula lacrimalis Head & Skull The lacrimal caruncle is the small, pink, fleshy mound at the inner corner of the eye.…
Sense Organ Lacrimal Gland glandula lacrimalis Head & Skull The lacrimal gland is an almond-sized gland in the upper outer part of the orbit, sitting…
Sense Organ Lacrimal Puncta puncta lacrimalia Head & Skull The lacrimal puncta are tiny openings, one on each upper and lower lid margin near the…
Sense Organ Lacrimal Sac saccus lacrimalis Head & Skull The lacrimal sac is the upper, dilated end of the tear drainage system, about 12-15 mm…
Sense Organ Lamina Cribrosa of the Sclera lamina cribrosa sclerae Head & Skull The lamina cribrosa is a sieve-like plate of connective tissue at the back of the eye…
Sense Organ Lens lens crystallina Head & Skull The lens is a clear, flexible, biconvex structure suspended behind the iris by the zonular fibres.…
Sense Organ Lens Capsule capsula lentis Head & Skull The lens capsule is a thin, elastic, transparent membrane enclosing the whole lens. It is the…
Sense Organ Lingual Papillae papillae linguales Head & Skull Lingual papillae are the small projections that give the top of the tongue its rough, velvety…
Sense Organ Macula Lutea macula lutea Head & Skull The macula is an oval, yellowish area about 5 mm across at the centre of the…
Sense Organ Macula of the Saccule macula sacculi Head & Skull The macula of the saccule is a patch of sensory hair cells on the wall of…
Sense Organ Macula of the Utricle macula utriculi Head & Skull The macula of the utricle is a patch of sensory hair cells on the floor of…
Sense Organ Mastoid Antrum antrum mastoideum Head & Skull The mastoid antrum is the largest and most consistent mastoid air cell, communicating with the middle…
Sense Organ Meibomian Glands glandulae tarsales Head & Skull Meibomian glands are long sebaceous glands embedded in the tarsal plates, about 25-40 in the upper…
Sense Organ Membranous Labyrinth labyrinthus membranaceus Head & Skull The membranous labyrinth is a closed system of delicate, endolymph-filled sacs and ducts lying within the…
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