User talk:Neurogeek
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Welcome to Wikipedia. Nice username. --JWSchmidt 03:17, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Cochlea
Wow, thanks. Some drawings would be great! Neurogeek, your the best.
Reid 23:40, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Middle ear/Tympanic cavity
First, I want to thank you for helping to straighten out the articles on the Auditory system. I wanted to get your opinion on something. I agree with this edit of yours, and I just found another closely related article at Tympanic cavity that might need similar treatment. But I wasn't sure which direction the merge should go, and it sounds like this is your area of expertise. For now, I just added links on Middle ear and Tympanic cavity to the other, but if you could take a look at them, I'd appreciate it. Thanks again for your contributions. --Arcadian 15:44, 7 March 2006 (UTC)
- Thanks for the acknowledgement. Sometimes I don't know where to start with these pages.
- In this specific case, I think that people use "middle ear" to refer to both the volume between the tympanum and cochlea, and to the ossicles and muscles within it. Specifically, I found that usage on Pujol's page about the cochlea (Promenade Around the Cochlea). So, I edited Middle ear to reflect this usage, and need to adjust the link from Cavum tympani to Tympanic cavity.
- Do you know whether the Latin or the Anglicized versions of anatomic terms are preferred in the Wikipedia? I personally would prefer the Anglicized names because it is an English encyclopedia. Neurogeek 18:15, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
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- I think in most cases, the Anglicized term is used, unless the Latin happens to be more commonly used by lay audiences. --Arcadian 18:42, 8 March 2006 (UTC)