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16 sie 2020 · This article will focus on the anatomy of the external ear – its structure, neurovascular supply and clinical correlations. The external ear can be divided functionally and structurally into two parts; the auricle (or pinna), and the external acoustic meatus – which ends at the tympanic membrane.
28 wrz 2024 · The auricle (or pinna) is the visible part of the external ear, composed mainly of elastic cartilage covered by skin. Its intricate structure consists of various folds, ridges, and depressions that give it its unique shape.
24 lis 2022 · Traditionally, it was believed that the tragus and superior portion of the pinna drain their lymph to the pre-auricular group of nodes. The cranial portion of the pinna drains to the group of nodes at the tip of the mastoid bone.
The auricle (or pinna, pinna of ear, auricle of ear, auricula, latin: auricula) is the external, visible component of the ear around the outer opening of the ear canal. The auricle is musculocutaneous tissues attached to the skull.
The medical term for the outer ear is the auricle or pinna. The outer ear is made up of cartilage and skin. There are three different parts to the outer ear; the tragus, helix and the lobule.
Definition. The auricle (or pinna) is the elastic cartilaginous part of the external ear which projects outwards from the side of the head and is covered over by skin. The auricle is connected inwards to the external acoustic meatus or canal that leads to the tympanic membrane.
Also known as the external ear, the pinna is the visible portion of the ear of each side of the human head. Anatomically, it is composed of several sections, including the helix (the top curve), the lobe (the fleshy part at the bottom), and the tragus (the smaller flap of cartilage near the opening of the ear canal.
