A structure containing many passageways.
A series of interconnecting tubes, especially those in the inside of the ear.
Intricate communicating channels of the inner ear where the sense of equilibrium originates. The bony labyrinth is a space in the temporal bone containing the semicircular canals, vestibule, and cochlea. Movement of the endolymph in the semicircular canals stimulates hair cells in the ampullae, and the stimulations are sent to the brain, which sends impulses to the muscles to adjust body movements.
A convoluted system of cavities and ducts comprising the organs of hearing and balance. The membranous labyrinth is a series of interconnected membranous canals and chambers consisting of the semicircular canals, utricle, and saccule (concerned with balance) and the central cavity of the cochlea (concerned with hearing). It is filled with a fluid, endolymph. The bony labyrinth is the system of bony canals and chambers that surround the membranous labyrinth. It is embedded in the petrous part of the temporal bone and is filled with fluid (perilymph).
A convoluted system of structures forming the inner ear and involved in hearing and balance.
A series of intricate communicating passages.
The doorless passageway is designed in such a way that it requires you to make a full U-turn before you can enter a doorless opening that leads to the darkroom. This passageway is constructed without any doors, and its layout ensures that you must navigate the U-shaped path before reaching the entrance to the darkroom. Once you complete the U-turn, you will find an opening that leads you into the darkroom, where there may not be any source of light.
The term that encompasses the components within the inner ear is the labyrinth. The initial segment of this labyrinth is the cochlea, which houses the mechanisms responsible for the sense of hearing. Positioned behind the cochlea are two sacs (the saccule and the utricle) along with three fluid-filled semicircular canals. All of these structures play a role in maintaining balance.
The inner ear houses both the hearing organ and the mechanism responsible for maintaining balance.