Tympanic cavity
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The tympanic cavity is a small cavity surrounding the bones of the middle ear. Within it sit the ossicles, three small bones that transmit vibrations used in the detection of sound.
Tympanic cavity. Facial canal. Internal carotid artery.
Auditory ossicles. Tympanic cavity. Deep dissection.
Eardrum
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In the anatomy of humans and various other tetrapods, the eardrum, also called the tympanic membrane or myringa, is a thin, cone-shaped membrane that separates the external ear from the middle ear. It
Tympanic cavity
…vibrations used in the detection of sound. On its lateral surface, it abuts the external auditory meatus (ear canal) from which it is separated by the tympanic membrane (eardrum). The tympanic cavity is bounded by…
This is a normal left eardrum.
The oval perforation in this left tympanic membrane was the result of a slap on the ear
A normal human right tympanic membrane (eardrum)
Frog on leaf showing tympanum