Middle ear Walls

Question 1

The roof of the middle ear

Answer 1

Superior Wall

Question 2

Formed by the mastoid portion of the temporal bone

Answer 2

Superior wall

Question 3

Thin layer of bone at the top of the superior wall; separates the middle ear space from the cranial cavity and the meninges

Answer 3

tegman tympani

Question 4

A portion of the ____ is located on the superior wall

Answer 4

Aditus

Question 5

The floor of the middle ear cavity

Answer 5

Inferior wall

Question 6

Wall that is formed by the tympanic plate

Answer 6

Inferior wall

Question 7

The inferior wall separates the middle ear cavity from the _____

Answer 7

Jugular Bulb

Question 8

The wall that is the tympanic membrane

Answer 8

Lateral Wall

Question 9

Lateral wall of the inner ear

Answer 9

Medial/Labyrinthine wall

Question 10

The oval window and the round window are located here

Answer 10

Medial wall

Question 11

The bulge on the medial wall is called the…

Answer 11

Promontory

Question 12

The vestibule of the inner ear is behind this wall

Answer 12

Medial wall

Question 13

The back of the middle ear

Answer 13

Posterior wall

Question 14

Pyramidal eminence is located on the

Answer 14

posterior wall

Question 15

The bony structure that houses the stapedius muscle

Answer 15

Pyramidal eminence

Question 16

On the other side of the posterior wall is the

Answer 16

Mastoid process

Question 17

Also known as the carotid wall

Answer 17

Anterior wall

Question 18

Right in front of the anterior wall is the..

Answer 18

carotid artery

Question 19

Eustation tube opening is located here

Answer 19

anterior wall

Question 20

What canal is located in the anterior wall?

Answer 20

The carotid canal