A&P Review The Outer Ear

Earwax

Cerumen

A special light designed for looking into the ear

Otoscope

Absence of the pinna

Anotia

The same as the pars flaccida

Shrapnell’s membrane

Inflammation of the external ear

External otitis

The tense portion of the tympanic membrane, making up its largest area and consisting of three layers

Pars tensa

The appendage of the external ear consisting of cartilage

Auricle

Surgery to repair the tympanic membrane

Myringoplasty

The flabby portion of the tympanic membrane found near the top

Pars flaccida

The membrane that vibrates to allow sound to enter the middle ear from the outer ear

Tympanic membrane

Ear pain

Otalgia

The channel that conducts sound from the auricle to the tympanic membrane

External auditory canal