otic

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The inner ear, which processes sound, is protected by one of the densest bones in the body, the otic capsule, making it difficult to visualize its tiny structures with conventional imaging.

From Scientific American

FB, forebrain; FP, floor plate; H, heart; HB, hindbrain; L, lens; M, melanocytes; MB, midbrain; O, otic vesicle; SC, spinal cord.

From Nature

There were sup­posed to be only two primary lines of descent, the eukaryotic and the prokary­otic.

From Scientific American

The anterior rami terminate at about the mid-level of the orbit, and the medial rami articulate firmly with the anterolateral corner of the otic capsule.

From Project Gutenberg

Laterally this bone is deeply emarginate; posteriorly it forms a large part of the otic notch, through which the columella passes.

From Project Gutenberg