middle ear Flashcards
tympanic cavity
overview or the middle ear
-contains 3 ossicles
-bones and air
function of the middle ear
turns acoustic sound waves into mechanical vibrations
epitympanum
upper portion
-attic
-from top of TM and up
mesotympanum
middle part that contains the height of the TM
hypotympanum
lower part
-basement
-goes to eustachian tube
tympanic membrane
starting point of middle ear and the ending point of the outer ear
-walls off from ear canal air
mastoid antrum
the air space in petrous portion of temporal bone that communicates with mastoid cells
aditus ad antrum (inlet)
the opening into the mastoid antrum
-part of the epitympanum portion
mastoid air cells
a protective mechanisms appearing like bubbles within the mastoid bone
-pockets of air within the bone
mastoiditis
infection of the mastoid process
-middle ear infections that leads through the aditus ad antrum
roof of middle ear
“attic” made of temporal bone
floor of middle ear
bottom of the tympanic cavity
lateral wall of middle ear
membranous wall in the tympanic membrane
medial wall of the middle ear
labyrinthine wall, separates the cavity from the inner ear
-oval and round window
anterior wall of the middle ear
carotid wall
-separates cavity from carotid canal
posterior wall of the middle ear
mastoid wall
-connecting the cavity to the mastoid cells
tympanic membrane landmarks
pars flaccida, manubrium of malleus, umbo, cone of light, pars tensa, and tympanic annulus (ring around the membrane)
left vs. right ear with view of tympanic membrane
left : cone of light on left side, manubrium facing left
right : cone of light on right side, manubrium facing right
normal tympanic membrane view
membrane appears translucent, cone of light, no bulging or indent
abnormal tympanic membrane view
can include a bulge, may not be translucent, could have holes or tears, could appear red
eustachain tube
directed downwards, forward, and medially from middle ear and into the pharynx
lateral third of the eustachian tube
bony portion arising from the anterior wall of the cavity
-widest at the tympanic end