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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 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 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 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…
Sense Organ Palpebral Fissure rima palpebrarum Head & Skull The palpebral fissure is the opening between the upper and lower eyelids. In adults it is…
Sense Organ Pars Flaccida of the Tympanic Membrane pars flaccida membranae tympanicae Head & Skull The pars flaccida is the small, thin, slack upper part of the eardrum above the malleolar…
Sense Organ Pars Tensa of the Tympanic Membrane pars tensa membranae tympanicae Head & Skull The pars tensa is the large, taut, lower part of the eardrum, making up most of…
Sense Organ Perilymph perilympha Head & Skull Perilymph is the fluid that fills the space between the bony and membranous labyrinths, including the…
Sense Organ Plica Semilunaris plica semilunaris conjunctivae Head & Skull The plica semilunaris is a small, crescent-shaped fold of bulbar conjunctiva at the inner corner of…
Sense Organ Posterior Chamber of the Eye camera posterior bulbi Head & Skull The posterior chamber of the eye is the small fluid-filled space between the posterior iris surface…
Sense Organ Pupil pupilla Head & Skull The pupil is the round opening in the centre of the iris through which light reaches…
Sense Organ Retina retina Head & Skull The retina is the thin, light-sensitive inner layer at the back of the eye. Its photoreceptors…
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