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- Title:
- Acute Otitis Media, Tympanic Membrane
- Description:
- Tympanic membrane - acute otitis media
Otitis media is an infection of the middle ear space, behind the eardrum (tympanic membrane). It is characterized by pain, dizziness, and partial loss of hearing.
- Keyword:
- middle ear inflammation, auditory ossicles inflammation, eustachian tube inflammation, Middle ear infection
- Subject:
- Otitis Media, Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases, Ear Diseases
- Creator:
- Michael Hawke, MD
- Publisher:
- i-Human Patients, Inc.
- Language:
- English
- Copyright Holder:
- Michael Hawke, MD
- Rights:
- http://www.i-human.com/service-agreement-print
- Resource Type:
- Photo
- Identifier:
- 1270
- Title:
- Tympanic Membrane, Normal, Image 1
- Description:
- Tympanic membrane - Normal 1
Tympanic membrane a thin, semitransparent membrane, nearly oval in shape, that stretches across the ear canal and separates the tympanum (middle ear) from the external acoustic meatus (outer ear); called also eardrum. It is composed of fibrous tissue, covered with skin on the outside and mucous membrane on the inside. It is constructed so that it can vibrate freely with audible sound waves that travel inward from outside. The handle of the malleus of the middle ear is attached to the center of the membrane and receives the vibrations it collects, transmitting them to the other ossicles of the middle ear (the incus and stapes), which in turn transmit the vibrations to the fluid of the inner ear.
- Keyword:
- membrane, ear canal, ear drum, Ear
- Subject:
- Sense Organs, Ear, Tympanic Membrane
- Creator:
- Michael Hawke, MD
- Publisher:
- i-Human Patients, Inc.
- Language:
- English
- Copyright Holder:
- Michael Hawke, MD
- Rights:
- http://www.i-human.com/service-agreement-print
- Resource Type:
- Photo
- Identifier:
- 1271
