membrane separating the external ear from the middle ear From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The tympanic membrane, also called an eardrum, is a thin membrane that separates the external ear from the middle ear in humans and other animals. It moves sound from the air to the ossicles inside the middle ear.[1] The malleus bone bridges the gap between the eardrum and the other ossicles.
Eardrum | |
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Identifiers | |
Latin | membrana tympani |
MeSH | D014432 |
TA | A15.3.01.052 |
FMA | 9595 |
Anatomical terminology |
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