Outer ear
Outer part of ear / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The outer ear, external ear, or auris externa is the external part of the ear, which consists of the auricle (also pinna) and the ear canal.[1] It gathers sound energy and focuses it on the eardrum (tympanic membrane).
Outer part of ear
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A diagram of the anatomy of the human ear:
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 The auricula. Lateral surface. | |
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| Latin | auris externa |
| MeSH | D004431 |
| NeuroLex ID | birnlex_1705 |
| TA98 | A15.3.01.001 |
| TA2 | 6862 |
| FMA | 52781 |
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| This article is one of a series documenting the anatomy of the |
| Human ear |
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