| tympanic bone |
The portion of the temporal bone that encloses the inner ear.
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| tympanic membrane |
a thin membrane that detects vibrations made by sound; also called eardrum and tympanum
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| tympanic |
the bone that forms the auditory bulla.
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| tympanic membrane |
Layer of tissue shaped like a cone at the end of the ear canal; moves back and forth and causes the bones in the middle ear to move; separates the middle ear from the outer ear.
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| tympanic membrane |
(eardrum). A thin, translucent, elliptically-shaped and slightly concave membrane at the end of the meatus. The eardrum is made up of four layers. The outermost layer is continuous with the skin of the meatus, and the innermost layer is continuous with the mucous membrane of the middle ear. Of the two inner layers, the outer layer is composed of radial fibers, while the inner layer is composed of non-radial fibers. The tympanic membrane attaches to the malleus (hammer) of the middle ear. ...
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