THE EAR Flashcards
Fold surrounding the pinna
Helix
Curved ridge in front of the helix
Antihelix
Prominence over external auditory canal
Tragus
Ear projection opposite the tragus
Antitragus
Fleshy part at the base of the ear
Lobule
The external auditory canal is made up of?
Lateral part(Cartilage)
Medial part(Bone)
Has hair and secretes ear wax
Lateral part
A thin, cone shaped membrane that separates the outer ear from middle ear
Tympanic membrane
Function of tympanic membrane
Transmits sound to the ossicles in the middle ear
Concave part of the tympanic membrane
Outer surface
Convex part of tympanic membrane
Inner surface
Point where convexity is at maximum in the tympanic membrane
Umbo
2 parts of the tympanic membrane
Pars tensa and pars flaccida
Uppermost loose area of the tympanic membrane
Pars flaccida
Lower tightly stretched area
Pars tensa