Audition and the vestibular system

external ear

 * external auditory meatus
 * eardrum

medial ear

 * hammer
 * anvil
 * stirrup

inner ear
bony labyrinth membranous labyrinth endolymph

cochlea

 * scala vestibuli
 * scala media
 * basilar membrane
 * inner hair cells
 * outer hair cells
 * tectorial membrane
 * scala tympani

vestibule

 * utricle
 * saccule

semicircular canals

 * horizontal
 * anterior vertical
 * posterior vertical

Neural Transduction
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cochlear nucleus

 * dorsal
 * anteroventral
 * posteroventral

superior olive

 * medial superior olive
 * lateral superior olive

primary auditory cortex

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vestibular nuclei

 * superior
 * medial
 * lateral
 * descending

other contributing structures

 * optic tract
 * supplementing cortical systems

cortex

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