anterior ectosylvian visual area (sensu Mustela putorius furo)
arthropod sensillum +
ascidian anterior sensory vesicle +
ascidian ocellus
auditory system +
basilar papilla
beak +
bone condensation
calcareous tooth +
camera-type eye +
cellular bone tissue
cephalic clasper
chemosensory organ +
chordotonal organ
chorioretinal region +
ciliary muscle
collection of hairs on vertex
coronal organ
corpuscle of de Quatrefage
cranial appendage +
cranial ganglion +
cranial neural crest +
cranial placode +
cranial salt gland +
crista ampullaris +
cupular organ
dermis +
diencephalon +
ear +
Sense organ in vertebrates that is specialized for the detection of sound, and the maintenance of balance. Includes the outer ear and middle ear, which collect and transmit sound waves; and the inner ear, which contains the organs of balance and (except in fish) hearing. Also includes the pinna, the visible part of the outer ear, present in some mammals.