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	zivko pezulev:	Nov 4th, 2008 at 05:12 GMT	0 points
	These are totally different ear parts from what I learned in school. P.S. except for one that I forgot the name of.

	otolith:	Dec 14th, 2008 at 23:37 GMT	18 points
	Your terms are restrictive and not consistently layman or medical terminology. Example: If you use eardrum (but not tympanic membrane), then ear canal should be used and not auditory canal. Furthermore, auditory canal is not completely accurate. That is the external auditory canal (or external auditory meatus).

	jessbowen:	Jan 4th, 2009 at 23:06 GMT	12 points
	I thought hammer, anvil, and stirrups were parts of the ear. Also, I totally agree that ear canal shold count.

	Jim:	Jan 28th, 2009 at 20:50 GMT	8 points
	The elliptical window is also called the oval window. Hammer, anvil, and stirrup are very acceptable names for the bones, and are often the names given in textbooks that want to avoid the Latin.

	Mr. Freeze:	Feb 11th, 2009 at 18:30 GMT	3 points
	Rather disappointing how specific they are looking for. Especially when the accepted answers are so far from what advanced science books teach.

	WCRoentgen:	Apr 6th, 2009 at 23:47 GMT	6 points
	in U.S. elliptical window = oval window; circular window=round window. I don't know where you got those other names. Arrow labeled malleus is pointing to the epitympanum (attic). You're missing very important structures: vestibule, utricle, saccule, cochlear aqueduct, vestibular aqueduct, internal auditory canal, etc. [As you might guess from my screen name, I am a radiologist; I deal with these structures daily]

	Stef Hirano:	Apr 13th, 2009 at 10:00 GMT	2 points
	if ear drum is one, ear lobe should be accepted....not just lobule

	UCCF:	Apr 30th, 2009 at 01:50 GMT	4 points
	Round window and oval window are perfectly acceptable - at least they were at the medical school I went to. These answers really need to be fixed.

	Dave42:	May 13th, 2009 at 05:09 GMT	3 points
	I agree with everyone else. The common names of the middle ear bones should be acceptable because it shows that you know exactly what they are. Also, as otolith points out, the inconsistency in the terms is pretty lame.

	drblue:	May 13th, 2009 at 20:08 GMT	2 points
	i learnt round and oval windows as acceptable names. plus the common name for the lower part of the ear is the lobe rather than lobule and I found it harsh that this couldnt be typed in

	Loona:	Jun 24th, 2009 at 23:39 GMT	1 point
	Unfortunately, I have to agree. Quiz fail. Never too late to fix it though.

	Ajstach:	Nov 20th, 2009 at 03:23 GMT	1 point
	What about the "oval window" and the "round window"?