answersLogoWhite

0

The temporal bone of the skull encloses the ear canal.

User Avatar

Wiki User

10y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

What is the bony canal in the temporal bone?

There are two temporal bones in the skull.


Where is the mastoid bone on a cat?

The mastoid bone is located on the skull, just behind the external ear canal.


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.


What is the bone behind your ear called?

A skull (very funny) the bone behind your ear is called the mastoid process. the mastoid bone is the most posterior part of the temporal bone of your skull.


What is the skull bone that contains the internal portions of the ear?

temporal bone


The relationship between the temporal bone and the ear?

The petrous part of the temporal bone encloses the structures of the inner ear. Inside the tympanic cavity within the petrous part is the middle ear. The external acoustic canal ends at the tympanic membrane, which leads to the inner ear. Mastoid air cells within the mastoid process are connected to the tympanic cavity.


Which bone contains the external auditory meatus?

the temporal boneIt is called Maxilla.(Pls. double check the answer.)The temporal bone.The temporal bone contains the external auditory meatus.


Which bone includes an opening for the ear canal and articulates with the mandible?

the temporal bone


What is the bone that is closest to the brain?

Probably the skull. Or something in the ear. From Wikipedia: "The inner ear is hollow, embedded in the temporal bone, the densest bone of the body."


What canal links the antrum of the mastoid bone to the middle ear?

prominence of facial canal


Is the tempral bone a flat bone?

Yes, the TEMPORAL bone is a flat bone; along with the occipital, parietal, frontal, and lacrimal bone.


Is the ear canal a bone?

No, the ear canal is not a bone. It is a tube-like structure made of skin and cartilage that connects the outer ear to the middle ear. The ear canal helps to capture and direct sound waves to the eardrum.