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10 Cards in this Set
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EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL
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Passageway from the external ear to the middle ear
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EXTERNAL AUDITORY MEATUS
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Opening at the entrance to the external auditory canal
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HELIX
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Outer rim of tissue and cartilage that forms the C-shape of the external ear
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AURICLE or PINNA
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Outer ear
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TRAGUS
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Triangular cartilage anterior to the external auditory meatus
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CERUMEN
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Sticky wax that traps dirt in the external auditory canal
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TYMPANIC MEMBRANE
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Membrane that divides the external ear from the middle ear
Also known as the eardrum |
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MALLEUS
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First bone of the middle ear
Attached to the tympanic membrane malleus - hammer |
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INCUS
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Second bone of the middle ear
Attached to the malleus and the stapes incus - anvil |
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STAPES
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Third bone of the middle ear
Attached to the incus on one end and the oval window on the other stapes - stirrup |
