1) Auditory system
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The oval window (or vestibular window) is a membrane-covered opening which leads from the middle ear to the vestibule of the inner ear. Vibrations that come into contact with the tympanic membrane travel through the three ossicles and into the inner ear. The oval window is the intersection of the middle ear with the inner ear, and is directly cont...
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(from the article `ear, human`) ...the stapes because of their relatively loose coupling. The stapes does not move in and out but rocks back and forth about the lower pole of its ... The ossicular chain not only concentrates sound in a small area but also applies sound preferentially to one window of the cochlea, the oval window ... ...
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Fenestra of the vestibule; an oval opening in the medial wall of the middle ear leading into the vestibule. Normally it is covered by the base of the stapes. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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an oval opening in the inner wall of the middle ear, which is closed by the stapes; called also vestibular window and fenestra vestibuli.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. a membrane-covered oval opening on the medial wall of the tympanic cavity leading into the vestibule, closed in life by the foot of the stapes. Synonyms: fenestra vestibuli, fenestra of the vestibule, fenestra ovalis, vestibular window
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An oval opening in the bony wall between the middle and inner ear, into which the footplate of the stapes fits; also called the vestibular window.
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The oval window is a part of the middle ear. It is twenty times smaller than the tympanic membrane and has liquid on its inner side. The middle ear converts the amplified sound waves from the ossicles into mechanical vibrations which are efficiently transferred through the liquid of the inner ear.
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Former name for the vestibular window.
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an oval opening at the head of the cochlea, connecting the middle and inner ear, through which sound vibrations of the stapes are transmitted.
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