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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 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 Meissner Corpuscles corpuscula tactus Whole Body Meissner corpuscles are small, encapsulated touch receptors in the dermal papillae just beneath the epidermis. They…
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…
Sense Organ Merkel Cells epitheliocyti tactus Whole Body Merkel cells are specialised cells in the basal layer of the epidermis that form touch receptors…
Sense Organ Middle Ear Cavity cavitas tympani Head & Skull The middle ear cavity (tympanic cavity) is an air-filled space within the temporal bone between the…
Sense Organ Middle Ear Cleft cavitas tympanica Head & Skull The middle ear cleft (tympanic cavity) is the air-filled space within the petrous temporal bone between…
Sense Organ Modiolus modiolus cochleae Head & Skull The modiolus is the cone-shaped central bony pillar around which the cochlea coils. It is porous,…
Sense Organ Muscle Spindles fusi neuromusculares Whole Body Muscle spindles are small, capsule-bound stretch receptors lying parallel to ordinary muscle fibres in nearly all…
Sense Organ Nasolacrimal Duct Space ductus nasolacrimalis Head & Skull The nasolacrimal duct is the mucosal-lined channel within the nasolacrimal canal that drains tears from the…
Sense Organ Nociceptors nociceptores Whole Body Nociceptors are sensory nerve endings that respond to stimuli that damage or threaten to damage tissue,…
Sense Organ Olfactory Cleft rima olfactoria Head & Skull The olfactory cleft is the narrow air-filled space in the superior nasal cavity between the superior…
Sense Organ Olfactory Epithelium epithelium olfactorium Head & Skull The olfactory epithelium is the specialised patch of lining in the roof of the nasal cavity…
Sense Organ Olfactory Glands glandulae olfactoriae Head & Skull Olfactory glands (Bowman glands) lie beneath the olfactory epithelium and release a watery secretion onto its…
Sense Organ Olfactory Receptor Neurons neurona receptoria olfactoria Head & Skull Olfactory receptor neurons are the smell-detecting nerve cells in the roof of the nasal cavity. Each…
Sense Organ Optic Cup excavatio disci Head & Skull The optic cup is the pale central depression within the optic disc, where there are no…
Sense Organ Optic Disc discus nervi optici Head & Skull The optic disc is the round, pale area at the back of the eye where about…
Sense Organ Ora Serrata ora serrata Head & Skull The ora serrata is the wavy, saw-toothed front edge of the light-sensitive retina, where it ends…
Sense Organ Orbit orbita Head & Skull The orbit is the pyramid-shaped bony socket that houses the eyeball and its supporting structures. Its…
Sense Organ Organ of Corti organum spirale Head & Skull The organ of Corti, or spiral organ, is the sensory organ of hearing, running along the…
Sense Organ Osseous Spiral Lamina lamina spiralis ossea Head & Skull The osseous spiral lamina is a thin shelf of bone that winds out from the central…
Sense Organ Otoliths otoconia Head & Skull Otoliths, or otoconia, are tiny calcium carbonate crystals embedded in the gelatinous otolithic membrane that lies…
Sense Organ Oval Window fenestra vestibuli Head & Skull The oval window is an opening in the medial wall of the middle ear that leads…
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