The External Ear Flashcards
What sit he function of the auricle
To capture and transmit sound to eam
What si the outer curvature called
Helix
What is another strutre of the auricle
Tragus
Lobe
What si the vasculature of the auricle
Posterior auricular
Superficial temporal
Occipital arteries
What’s I the innervation of the auricle
Greater auricular
Lesser occipital
Facial
Vagus
What sit he eam
Form the conchae of the ear to the tympanic mem
What does the walls of the eam consist of
Mostly cartilage
Some bone of temporal bone
What is the in negation got eh eam
V3
Vagus
What sit he tympanic mem
Double layered structure
Covered in skin and mucous mem on other side
What si the point where the malleus attached to the tympanic mem
Umbo
What are some other features of the tympanic mem
Pars flaccida
Pars tensa
Cone of light
What are the two parts of the external ear
Auricle/ pinna
Eam
