Opens in a new tab
Chrome Extension
Home › Body Atlas › Sense Organs
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 Retinal Ganglion Cells neurona ganglionica retinae Head & Skull Retinal ganglion cells are the output neurons of the retina. Their axons run across the inner…
Sense Organ Retinal Pigment Epithelium stratum pigmentosum retinae Head & Skull The retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) is a single layer of dark, hexagonal cells lying between the…
Sense Organ Rod Photoreceptors neuronum bacilliferum Head & Skull Rods are the retina's highly sensitive light receptors, numbering about 90-120 million per eye. They contain…
Sense Organ Round Window fenestra cochleae Head & Skull The round window is a small opening in the medial wall of the middle ear, below…
Sense Organ Saccule sacculus Head & Skull The saccule is the smaller otolith organ, lying in the front lower part of the vestibule…
Sense Organ Scala Tympani scala tympani Head & Skull The scala tympani is the lower perilymph-filled channel of the cochlea. It runs from the helicotrema…
Sense Organ Scala Vestibuli scala vestibuli Head & Skull The scala vestibuli is the upper perilymph-filled channel of the cochlea. It begins at the vestibule,…
Sense Organ Sclera sclera Head & Skull The sclera is the white, opaque outer coat that forms about the back five-sixths of the…
Sense Organ Semicircular Ducts ductus semicirculares Head & Skull The semicircular ducts are three endolymph-filled membranous tubes lying within the bony semicircular canals: anterior (superior),…
Sense Organ Spiral Ligament of the Cochlea ligamentum spirale cochleae Head & Skull The spiral ligament is a thick band of connective tissue lining the outer bony wall of…
Sense Organ Stria Vascularis stria vascularis ductus cochlearis Head & Skull The stria vascularis is a band of specialised, richly vascular epithelium on the outer wall of…
Sense Organ Subretinal Space spatium subretinale Head & Skull The subretinal space is the potential space between the neurosensory retina (photoreceptor outer segments) and the…
Sense Organ Tarsal Plates tarsus superior et inferior Head & Skull The tarsal plates are firm bands of dense connective tissue that form the skeleton of each…
Sense Organ Taste Buds caliculi gustatorii Head & Skull Taste buds are small, onion-shaped clusters of 50-100 cells that detect taste. Most sit in the…
Sense Organ Taste Receptor Cells cellulae gustatoriae Head & Skull Taste receptor cells are the specialised cells inside each taste bud, about 50-100 per bud, whose…
Sense Organ Tear Film lacrima Head & Skull The tear film is the thin fluid layer, a few micrometres thick, that covers the cornea…
Sense Organ Tectorial Membrane of the Cochlea membrana tectoria ductus cochlearis Head & Skull The cochlear tectorial membrane is a gelatinous, collagen-rich flap that projects from the spiral limbus and…
Sense Organ Trabecular Meshwork reticulum trabeculare Head & Skull The trabecular meshwork is a spongy, sieve-like band of connective tissue beams in the drainage angle…
Sense Organ Tragus tragus Head & Skull The tragus is the small flap of cartilage in front of the ear canal opening, opposite…
Sense Organ Tympanic Membrane membrana tympanica Head & Skull The tympanic membrane, or eardrum, is a thin, oval, cone-shaped membrane about 9-10 mm across that…
Sense Organ Utricle utriculus Head & Skull The utricle is the larger of the two otolith organs in the vestibule. Its sensory patch,…
Sense Organ Uvea tunica vasculosa bulbi Head & Skull The uvea, or uveal tract, is the pigmented, blood-rich middle layer of the eye. It is…
Sense Organ Vestibular Aqueduct aqueductus vestibuli Head & Skull The vestibular aqueduct is a bony canal running from the vestibule of the inner ear to…
Sense Organ Vestibular Membrane of the Cochlea membrana vestibularis ductus cochlearis Head & Skull The vestibular membrane, also called Reissner membrane, is a very thin, two-cell-layer sheet forming the roof…
1…3456

This website uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience and ensure the site functions properly. By continuing to use this site, you acknowledge and accept our use of cookies.

Accept All Accept Required Only