Media Repository

Search

Start Over
You searched for: File Format jpeg (JPEG File Interchange Format) Remove constraint File Format: jpeg (JPEG File Interchange Format) Subject Ear Remove constraint Subject: Ear
Number of results to display per page
View results as:
List Masonry Slideshow Gallery

Search Results

  1. Tympanic Membrane, Normal, Image 2

    show more
    Description: Tympanic membrane - Normal 2 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.
    Keywords: Ear, ear drum, ear canal, membrane