Helix and lobule (anatomy 201 student)
Outer-Pinna (ear flap)Meatus (ear canal)Middle-Eardrum(3 tiny bones)*Anvil*Hammer*StirrupInner-CochleaSemicircular Canals (horizontal, superior, posterior)Auditory Nerve
The external ear is a cartilaginous structure, covered by thin skin. Elastic cartilage
MILIAN'S EAR SIGN- Erysipelas can spread to pinna (cuticular affection), where as cellulitis cannot.http://usmle.egmedicine.com/various-eponymous-signs-in-ent.html
They help us hear sounds, and transfers the sounds into the brain.
Yes they can be. It's the main cause for ear infections. For instance, if a child has an eye infection and they rub their eye, then stick that finger in their ear, they can spread the infection to their ear and vice versa.
The pinna (which means "wing" in Latin).
Pinna
outer ear
The outer ear consists of the "pinna" and the "external auditory meatus." The "tympanic membrane" is the border of the "middle ear." Notice that the diagram incorrectly labels the "pinna" as the outer ear. [The diagram is posted online without either a source or a copyright notice.]
the pinna is like an ear trumpet that funnels sounds into the ear canal..
The Pinna which is the external ear
It is called PINNA
the ear
the outer part of the ear
the pinna funnels sound waves.
the pinna funnels sound waves.
Outer-Pinna (ear flap)Meatus (ear canal)Middle-Eardrum(3 tiny bones)*Anvil*Hammer*StirrupInner-CochleaSemicircular Canals (horizontal, superior, posterior)Auditory Nerve