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Download as PDF; Printable version; ... A diagram of the anatomy of the human ear: ... The outer ear, external ear, ...
The ear canal (external acoustic meatus, external auditory meatus, EAM) is a pathway running from the outer ear to the middle ear.The adult human ear canal extends from the auricle to the eardrum and is about 2.5 centimetres (1 in) in length and 0.7 centimetres (0.3 in) in diameter.
The outer ear is the external portion of the ear and includes the fleshy visible auricle, the ear canal, and the outer layer of the eardrum (also called the tympanic membrane). [2] [3] The auricle consists of the curving outer rim called the helix, the inner curved rim called the antihelix, and opens into the ear canal.
Download as PDF; Printable version ... External ear. Right auricle. ... This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1033 of the 20th edition of Gray ...
Auricular sulcus is the depression behind the ear next to the head; Concha is the hollow next to the ear canal; Conchal angle is the angle that the back of the concha makes with the side of the head; Crus of the helix is just above the tragus; Cymba conchae is the narrowest end of the concha; External auditory meatus is the ear canal
Facing the inner ear, the medial wall (or labyrinthic wall, labyrinthine wall) is vertical, and has the oval window and round window, the promontory, and the prominence of the facial canal. Facing the outer ear , the lateral wall (or membranous wall ), is formed mainly by the tympanic membrane , partly by the ring of bone into which this ...
The antitragicus is an intrinsic muscle of the outer ear. In human anatomy, the antitragicus arises from the outer part of the antitragus, and is inserted into the cauda helicis (or tail of the helix) and antihelix. [1] [2] The function of the muscle is to adjusts the shape of the ear by
Download as PDF; Printable version ... distinguished from the scaphoid fossa of the external ear or ... public domain from page 151 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy