ENT Anatomy Basics - Structures of the Ears, Nose and Throat
An overview of the anatomy of the ear, nose, and throat along with an explanation of how these structures are connected.
The cochlea is the portion of the inner ear that looks remarkably like a snail shell. The cochlea is divided into three different parts which contain a fluid called perilymph and tiny sensitive hairlike projections called cilia. Learn more about the cochlea.
The semicircular canals are organs in the inner ear that are responsible for balance and equilibrium.
There are actually three pairs of tonsils in the throat. The pharyngeal tonsils (adenoids), palatine tonsils (more commonly referred to as just tonsils), and the lingual tonsils which are formed from lymphatic tissue.
The adenoids, also known as pharyngeal tonsils, are two masses of sponge-like tissue that are in the upper portion of the throat and behind the nose in the nasopharynx near the eustachian tubes. Unlike the tonsils, the adenoids are not easily visible and must be examined with special mirrors or scopes by a physician.
This article explains how we hear beginning with the initial sound wave, progressing through the different parts of the ear and ending with the interpretation of sound in the brain.
A detailed illustration of the innter and outer structures which make up the ear.
A detailed illustration showing the structures that make up the nose.
Illustration showing the normal anatomy of the throat.
Illustration which shows and names the sinus cavaties.
Illustration of the thyroid gland.
Anatomy of the Stomach and Esophagus.
