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Surgical anatomy of the guinea pig ear. 1975

R Asarch, and M Abramson, and W B Litton

Summary--The basic anatomy of the guinea pig ear is outlined as background for a description of two surgical approaches to the guinea pig temporal bone. These approaches provide acess to the external, middle and inner ear without significant blood loss or mortality. The superior approach, made by incision at the superior anterior attachment of the auricle and removing the lateral wall of the epitympanic space, exposes the round window, epitympanum, lateral canal, and external auditory canal, leaving the tympanic membrane intact. The inferior approach through the neck exposes the cochlea, Eustachian canal, horizontal and posterior semicircular canals, tympanic membrane, and ossicles.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007758	Ear, Inner	The essential part of the hearing organ consists of two labyrinthine compartments: the bony labyrinthine and the membranous labyrinth. The bony labyrinth is a complex of three interconnecting cavities or spaces (COCHLEA; VESTIBULAR LABYRINTH; and SEMICIRCULAR CANALS) in the TEMPORAL BONE. Within the bony labyrinth lies the membranous labyrinth which is a complex of sacs and tubules (COCHLEAR DUCT; SACCULE AND UTRICLE; and SEMICIRCULAR DUCTS) forming a continuous space enclosed by EPITHELIUM and connective tissue. These spaces are filled with LABYRINTHINE FLUIDS of various compositions.	Labyrinth,Bony Labyrinth,Ear, Internal,Inner Ear,Membranous Labyrinth,Bony Labyrinths,Ears, Inner,Ears, Internal,Inner Ears,Internal Ear,Internal Ears,Labyrinth, Bony,Labyrinth, Membranous,Labyrinths,Labyrinths, Bony,Labyrinths, Membranous,Membranous Labyrinths
D004423	Ear	The hearing and equilibrium system of the body. It consists of three parts: the EXTERNAL EAR, the MIDDLE EAR, and the INNER EAR. Sound waves are transmitted through this organ where vibration is transduced to nerve signals that pass through the ACOUSTIC NERVE to the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. The inner ear also contains the vestibular organ that maintains equilibrium by transducing signals to the VESTIBULAR NERVE.	Vestibulocochlear System,Vestibulocochlear Apparatus,Apparatus, Vestibulocochlear,Ears,System, Vestibulocochlear
D004424	Ear Canal	The narrow passage way that conducts the sound collected by the EAR AURICLE to the TYMPANIC MEMBRANE.	Auditory Canal, External,External Acoustic Canal,External Acoustic Meatus,External Auditory Canal,External Ear Canal,Acoustic Canal, External,Acoustic Canals, External,Acoustic Meatus, External,Auditory Canals, External,Canal, Ear,Canal, External Ear,Canals, Ear,Canals, External Ear,Ear Canal, External,Ear Canals,Ear Canals, External,External Acoustic Canals,External Auditory Canals,External Ear Canals
D004431	Ear, External	The outer part of the hearing system of the body. It includes the shell-like EAR AURICLE which collects sound, and the EXTERNAL EAR CANAL, the TYMPANIC MEMBRANE, and the EXTERNAL EAR CARTILAGES.	External Ear,Outer Ear,Ear, Outer,Ears, External,Ears, Outer,External Ears,Outer Ears
D004432	Ear, Middle	The space and structures directly internal to the TYMPANIC MEMBRANE and external to the inner ear (LABYRINTH). Its major components include the AUDITORY OSSICLES and the EUSTACHIAN TUBE that connects the cavity of middle ear (tympanic cavity) to the upper part of the throat.	Tympanic Cavity,Tympanum,Middle Ear,Cavities, Tympanic,Cavity, Tympanic,Ears, Middle,Middle Ears,Tympanic Cavities,Tympanums
D006168	Guinea Pigs	A common name used for the genus Cavia. The most common species is Cavia porcellus which is the domesticated guinea pig used for pets and biomedical research.	Cavia,Cavia porcellus,Guinea Pig,Pig, Guinea,Pigs, Guinea
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D013701	Temporal Bone	Either of a pair of compound bones forming the lateral (left and right) surfaces and base of the skull which contains the organs of hearing. It is a large bone formed by the fusion of parts: the squamous (the flattened anterior-superior part), the tympanic (the curved anterior-inferior part), the mastoid (the irregular posterior portion), and the petrous (the part at the base of the skull).	Stylomastoid Foramen,Bone, Temporal,Temporal Bones

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