#vestibular_apparatus__vestibular_system organs mediating the labyrinthine sense; concerned with equilibrium
supertype: sensory_system__sensorysystem the body's system of sense organs
part: ear the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
part: vestibule_of_the_ear the central cavity of the bony labyrinth of the ear
part: eardrum__tympanum__tympanic_membrane__myringa the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound
part: umbo a slight rounded elevation where the malleus attaches to the eardrum
part: organ_of_hearing the part of the ear that is responsible for sensations of sound
part: fenestra a small membrane-covered opening (especially one in the bone between the middle and inner ear)
part: auricular_artery__auricularartery__arteria_auricularis__arteriaauriculari artery that supplies blood to the ear
part: semicircular_canal one of three tube loops filled with fluid and in planes nearly at right angles with one another; concerned with equilibrium
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