| External Auditory Meatus | | Light reflex on tympanic membrane. |
| Incus | | Houses the vestibulocochlear (VIII) and facial (VII) nerves. |
| Bony Labyrinth | | Ring-shaped groove in the temporal bone |
| Helicotrema | | Closest to external auditory meatus. |
| Scala Tympani | | Muscle located within the posterior wall of the tympanic cavity. |
| Pars Tensa | | Contains organs of balance. |
| Internal Auditory Canal | | Contains the organ of hearing. |
| Perilymph | | Another name for the Ossicular Chain. |
| Pinna | | A narrowing about 4mm from the tympanic membrane. |
| Triangular Fossa | | Triangle-shaped indentation. |
| Modiolus | | Bony wall also separates this from the cochlea duct. |
| Chorda Tympani | | Curves around the outside edge of the pinna. |
| Malleus | | Spiral corkscrew-shaped bony shelf. |
| Concha | | Loose (flaccid) |
| Otoscope | | AKA Cochlea Duct. |
| Cone Of Light | | A tiny interruption in the tympanic sulcus. |
| Cymba Concha | | Bony wall separates this from the cochlea duct. |
| Stria Vascularis | | Second ring of catilage. |
| Attic | | Structure that extends out from the side of the head. |
| Tegmen Tympani | | A small chamber within the mastoid portion of the temporal bone. |
| Tympanic Cavity | | Lowest part of the pinna, composed of skin and fat. |
| Semicircular Canals | | An air filled cavity |
| Antihelix | | Widest coil of the spiral in the cochlea. |
| Stapes | | Stretched (taut) |
| Membranous labyrinth | | Another name for Epitympanum. |
| Spiral Limbus | | Crescent-shaped inferior portion of the middle ear cavity. |
| Tympanosclerosis | | White cloud-like patches on the ear drum. |
| Manubrium | | Upper part of the concha that curves up. |
| Osseous | | A narrow boney passage-way. |
| Pars Flaccida | | Scala tympani and scala vestibuli are connected by this narrow passage. |
| Tragus | | Connects middle ear cavity to the nasopharyngeal cavity. |
| Auricular Tubercle | | Located withing the petrous portion of the human temporal bone. |
| Vestibule | | The "Hammer: |
| Tensor Tympani Muscle | | Also contains the organs of balance. |
| Base | | Branch of the facial nerve. |
| Scaphoid Fossa | | The "Stirrup", smallest bone in the body. |
| Tympanic Sulcus | | Narrowest end of the spiral. |
| Lobule | | Noteable projection at the bottom of the pinnna. |
| Cavum Concha | | Withing the cochlea, a central core of bone. |
| Spiral Lamina | | Opening of ear canal. |
| Mesotympanum | | Bump of extra tissue along the edge of the helix. |
| Isthmus | | Muscle located within the anterior wall of the middle ear. |
| Hypotympanum | | The two longer sides of the triangle are created by this. |
| Scala Media | | The Jaw Joint. |
| Temporomandibular Joint | | Attaches to the cone of the tympanic membrane. |
| Stapedius Muscle | | Ring-shaped ligament |
| Scala Vestibuli | | Ear Wax. |
| Ossicles | | Organ of hearing. |
| Notch of Rivinus | | The "Anvil" |
| Antrum | | Bowl shaped depression. |
| Apex | | Does not contain a layer of cartilage, boney portion of ear canal. |
| Organ of Corti | | Groove underneath the curve of the helix. |
| Reissner's Membrane | | Vestibule and the semicircular canals are filled with this. |
| Helix | | Superior wall of the tympanum. |
| Cochlea | | Instrument used to look into the ear. |
| Cerumen | | Middle portion of the tympanic cavity where portions of ossicular chain are located. |
| Eustachian Tube | | Named after Ernst Reissner (1824-1875). |
| Basilar Membrane | | On the outside of of the Scala Media. |
| Annulus | | Located within the boney labyrinth and it follows all the curves and coils. |
| Aditus Ad Antrum | | Sits on top of the spiral lamina. |
