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Disorders affecting the ear canal include blockages, infections and tumors. Blockage of the ear canal can be caused by ear wax (cerumen). The effects can range from itching to loss of hearing but often produces no symptoms. Other blockages can be caused by objects inserted itno the ear, especially by children. Insects can also occasionally crawl in. External otitis is an infection of the ear canal. This is usually caused by a variety of bacteria. Tumors of the ear canal can be cancerous (malignant) or non-cancerous (benign). See http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec19/ch219/ch219a.html
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What collects sounds and funnels it into the ear canal?
the correct answer is : ear canal or you could just write canal if you are doing a sheet/ homework sheet called: 8LD(4) Ear diagram- then write ear canal, if not then choose between; ear canal and canal
What skull bone encloses the ear canal?
The temporal bone of the skull encloses the ear canal.
Is the ear canal a bone?
The Ear contains 3 internal bones the the malleus (or Hammer), incus (or anvil), and stapes (or stirrup)
Structure composing external ear?
Ear pinna, auditory canal and the eardrum.
What does the external auditory canal do?
The auditory canal connects the outer ear to the tympanic membrane.
What does the ear canal do for an ear?
The ear needs the ear canal to send everything that it hears to the brain.
What collects sounds and funnels it into the ear canal?
the correct answer is : ear canal or you could just write canal if you are doing a sheet/ homework sheet called: 8LD(4) Ear diagram- then write ear canal, if not then choose between; ear canal and canal
What main region of the human ear contains the ear canal?
External ear contains ear canal.
How does the human ear work?
The tiny bones inside the ear canal vibrate when vibrations happen. It sends signals to your brain in the form of sound.
The pinna and the ear canal are part of the?
the ear
What does the auditory canal do for the ear?
Basically, the auditory canal links the outer ear to the ear drum. It carries the vibrations from outer ear to the inner ear.
Is the ear canal the same as the eardrum?
the ear canal is literally the hole in the side of your head, leading to the eardrum. the eardrum is the membrane ( tympanic membrane) at he end of the ear canal.
What is a frogs ear canal?
Frogs don't have what is usually considered an ear canal. You can see their ear-drum flat on their head.
Is auditory passage same as ear passage?
It is the same as the tubelike canal called the ear canal. This is where sound enters the ear.
What part is of the inner ear?
Ear Canal
Will your ear drums burst when you hit your ear?
Depends on how you hit your ear.Most of the time, nothing will happen. But if you hit your ear just "right", you might force air into the ear canal hard enough to pop the ear drum. Not something to experiment with.
Does the ampullae belong to the middle ear?
As a dilated portion of a canal or duct, it is the semicircular canal of the ear
