inner ear

inner ear   n.  The portion of the ear located within the temporal bone that is involved in both hearing and balance and includes the semicircular canals, vestibule, and cochlea. Also called internal ear, labyrinth.

inner ear

The part of the ear, located deep within the skull, where sound vibrations are converted to electrical signals and sent to the brain via the auditory nerve to produce the sensation of hearing. Organs related to balance are also located in the inner ear.

Main Entry: inner ear
Function: noun
: the essential part of the vertebrate organ of hearing and equilibrium that typically is located in the temporal bone, is innervatedby the auditory nerve, and includes the vestibule, the semicircular canals, and the cochlea called also internal ear

inner ear n.
The portion of the ear within the temporal bone that is involved in hearing and balance and includes the semicircular canals, vestibule, and cochlea. Also called internal ear, labyrinth.