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)

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)