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Q: Sounds entering the external auditory canal are eventually converted to nerve impulses via a chain of events?
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Sound waves entering the external auditory canal hit the eardrum also known as?

Tympanic Membrane


Is there a difference between external auditory meatus and external acoustic meatus?

The external auditory meatus and the external acoustic meatus are two names for the same structure.


What is the function of external auditory aperture in fetal pigs?

The external auditory aperture is present in fetal pigs. This organ is the eventual opening for the auditory lobes in adult pigs.


What is the function of the external auditory?

The external auditory meatus is the ear canal that allows sound waves to pass from the external environment to the tympanic membrane (ear drum).


What separates the external auditory meatus and middle ear?

The tympanum (or eardrum) separates the external auditory meatus from the middle ear.


What does the external auditory canal do?

The auditory canal connects the outer ear to the tympanic membrane.


What is the function of the fine hairs and tiny wax-producing glands of the external auditory canal?

The fine hairs in the external auditory canal help to trap and prevent debris, such as dust and particles, from entering the ear. This helps to keep the ear clean and prevent blockages. The tiny wax-producing glands in the external auditory canal secrete earwax (cerumen) which helps to lubricate and protect the ear canal from infection and irritation.


Forms framework of outer ear?

The external ear is a cartilaginous structure, covered by thin skin. Elastic cartilage


Which part of the ear is sound gathered?

External auditory meatus


Can you name the glands that line the external auditory meatus?

the ceruminous glands


What is the name for the brown waxlike secretion found in the external auditory canal?

Yes, so the brown waxlike secretion just found in the external auditory canal. I guess that's simply a law of naturecerumencerumen


The external acoustic meatus is a foramen in which skull bone?

It is located on temporal side of the skull and it is where sounds enters the human ear leading to the tympanic membrane. It is sometimes referred to as the extermal auditory canal.