Cochlea – overview, labeling arrows

Bild Unlabeled graphic:The structure of the cochlea is shown. Labeling arrows at: oval window, round window, vestibule and cochlea. The cochlea consists of a coiled canal which appears in three compartments in the section. The part leading upwards is called the scala vestibuli and begins at the oval window. The part leading downwards is called the scala tympani. Between scala vestibuli and scala tympani there is a membranous tube which is also filled with fluid. This is where the actual hearing organ, the Organ of Corti is located.Information and ideas:Can be used in a worksheet, for work together on the digital projector, or as an overhead transparency.Further information regarding this graphic labeling is available as information sheet on the media portal of the Siemens Stiftung. Relevant for teaching:Structure and functions of a sensory organ Reception of stimuli and transmission of information