A&P Review The Middle Ear

The largest of the ossicles, which is attached to the tympanic membrane

Malleus

The VIIth cranial nerve

Facial nerve

The second bone in the ossicular chain that connects the malleus to the stapes

Incus

The chain of three tiny bones in the middle ear

Ossicles

Sterile fluid accumulation in the middle ear

Serous effusion

An operation to remove infection from from the mastoid

Mastoidectomy

A space in the superior portion of the middle ear space

Aditus

The Vth cranial nerve

Trigeminal nerve

A small muscle that can impede movement of the malleus

Tensor tympani muscle

Inflammation of the mastoid

Mastoiditis

The attic of the middle-ear space

Epitympanic recess

The moist lining of the middle-ear space

Mucous membrane

Infection of the middle ear

Otitis media

In anatomy, a leg, as of the stapes

Crus

Incision into the tympanic membrane, usually to remove fluid

Myringotomy

A channel connecting the middle-ear to the nasopharynx

Eustachian tube

The smallest of the ossicles, which stands in the oval window

Stapes

A small muscle, connected to the stapes, that impedes movement of the ossicles when it is contracted

Stapedius muscle