NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING
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made up of bony and membranous segments
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membranous labyrinth encloses bony labyrinth
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endolymph surrounds membranous labyrinth
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air-filled inner segment
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Detailed explanation-1: -Inner Ear. The inner ear is comprised of the membranous labyrinth and bony labyrinth. The membranous labyrinth is a group of ducts and chambers filled with endolymphatic fluid. It is located within the bony labyrinth and can be subdivided into the vestibular labyrinth and cochlear labyrinth.
Detailed explanation-2: -The three major parts of the bony labyrinth are the vestibule of the ear, the semicircular canals, and the cochlea. The membranous labyrinth runs inside of the bony labyrinth, and creates three parallel fluid filled spaces. The two outer are filled with perilymph and the inner with endolymph.
Detailed explanation-3: -inner ear, also called labyrinth of the ear, part of the ear that contains organs of the senses of hearing and equilibrium. The bony labyrinth, a cavity in the temporal bone, is divided into three sections: the vestibule, the semicircular canals, and the cochlea.
Detailed explanation-4: -Within the bony labyrinth is a membranous labyrinth, which is also divided into three parts: the semicircular ducts; two saclike structures, the saccule and utricle, located in the vestibule; and the cochlear duct, which is the only part of the inner ear involved in hearing.