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The ear is an organ of hearing and an organ of balance. It consists of the outer, middle, and inner ear. The outer ear includes the pinna (the part you see that is made of cartilage and covered by skin, fur, or hair) and the ear canal.
23 cze 2017 · The external ear is composed of three cartilages: annular, auricular, and scutiform. The ear canal is formed proximally (near the skull) by the annular cartilage and distally (away from the skull) by the auricular cartilage, which fans out to form the pinna (Fig. 1.3).
11 gru 2021 · The anatomy of the dog external ear consists of skin-covered cartilages, auricle, and external acoustic meatus. It is a somewhat funnel-shaped structure but may vary between species and within the domestic breed.
10 wrz 2016 · The external ear is composed of three elastic cartilages: annular, scutiform, and auricular (Figure 1-1). The annular and auricular cartilages form the external ear canal, and the auricular cartilage expands to form the pinna.
18 lip 2016 · Figure 122-2 Transverse view of the anatomy of the external ear canal of the dog. Important structures include the parotid salivary gland, facial nerve, annular cartilage, and tympanic cavity. (From Gotthelf LN: Small animal ear diseases: an illustrated guide, ed 2, Philadelphia, 2004, Saunders/Elsevier.)
... canine and feline ear can be divided into their component parts, consisting of the pinnae, the external ear canals or external acoustic meatuses, the middle ear, and the internal ear (...
1. Outer ear - pinna and auditory canal down to the level of the tympanic membrane. 2. Middle ear - contains the malleus, incus and stapes bones - known as the ossicles.
