fenestra vestibuli

Thân thiện

The stapes bone transmits sound vibrations through the fenestra vestibuli.

Definition

Noun: - An oval opening in the medial wall of the middle ear: The fenestra vestibuli (also known as the oval window) is a membrane-covered opening that connects the middle ear to the vestibule of the inner ear. The base (footplate) of the stapes bone is attached to this membrane.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • Sound vibrations are transmitted from the stapes to the inner ear via the fenestra vestibuli.
  • The surgeon carefully examined the fenestra vestibuli during the procedure.

Advanced Usage

• Anatomical Context: The term is primarily used in technical anatomical, medical, and audiological descriptions. It is a key structure in the chain of sound conduction.
  • Otosclerosis can cause fixation of the stapes at the fenestra vestibuli, leading to conductive hearing loss.

Variants and Related Words

• Oval window: The common English synonym for fenestra vestibuli.
  • The oval window and the round window (fenestra cochleae) are the two openings from the middle ear to the inner ear.

Synonyms

• Oval window: The direct and most frequently used synonym in English.

Related Terms (Anatomical)

• Fenestra cochleae (noun): The round window; a second, smaller opening in the medial wall of the middle ear, covered by a membrane.
  • Pressure waves in the perilymph are dissipated through the fenestra cochleae.
• Stapes (noun): The stirrup-shaped bone whose footplate attaches to the fenestra vestibuli.
• Vestibule (noun): The central cavity of the bony labyrinth of the inner ear, which the fenestra vestibuli opens into.

Học thuật

Noun

1. fenestra that has the base of the stapes attached to it

Từ đồng nghĩa

• fenestra ovalis
• oval window
• fenestra of the vestibule