The auditory canal extends from the outer ear (pinna) to the middle ear at the tympanic membrane. It has two main functions:
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The tympanic membrane (eardrum) and auditory ossicles (malleus/incus/stapes) are all members of the middle ear chamber in mammals.
The canal in your ear that leads to your eardrum so you can hear.
it is a part of the external or outer ear
The auditory canal connects the outer ear to the tympanic membrane.
The auditory canal is lined with sebaceous or ceruminous glands
outer ear
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.
The Ear contains 3 internal bones the the malleus (or Hammer), incus (or anvil), and stapes (or stirrup)
The auditory canal connects the outer ear to the tympanic membrane.
The auditory canal is lined with sebaceous or ceruminous glands
He had an infection in his auditory canal
If you had an auditory canal (a hole in the side of your head that you hear through), then yes. The ear only amplifies sound into the auditory canal's passageway. But with no auditory canal, then no, stupid, you couldn't.
The auditory canal is your inner ear - the part inside your cranium. Patent means open. A widely patent auditory canal would be one that is especially wide/open/large.
No. The 'message' is carried by the auditory nerve to the brain.
Basically, the auditory canal links the outer ear to the ear drum. It carries the vibrations from outer ear to the inner ear.
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Ear pinna, auditory canal and the eardrum.
Meatus Acusticus Externus OR the External Auditory Canal
Otitis externa is the medical term for an infection of the external auditory canal, also known as swimmer's ear. Symptoms can include pain, itching, and redness of the ear canal. Treatment typically involves antibiotic ear drops.