. . "8571643"^^ . "The auditory pit, also known as the otic pit, is the first rudiment of the internal ear. It appears shortly after that of the eye, in the form of a patch of thickened ectoderm, the auditory plate, over the region of the hind-brain. The auditory plate becomes depressed and converted into the auditory pit (or otic pit)."@en . . "Otic pit"@en . "Otic pit"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "1003"^^ . . . . . . . . "fovea otica"@en . . . . "1074431754"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . "fovea otica"@en . "Otic pit"@en . . . "Section through the head of a human embryo, at the beginning of the fourth week, in the region of the hind-brain."@en . . . . . "The auditory pit, also known as the otic pit, is the first rudiment of the internal ear. It appears shortly after that of the eye, in the form of a patch of thickened ectoderm, the auditory plate, over the region of the hind-brain. The auditory plate becomes depressed and converted into the auditory pit (or otic pit)."@en .