ANATOMY OF THE EAR

For descriptive purpose the ear anatomy is

divided into External, middle and inner ears.
 EXTERNAL EAR

Auricle

External Canal
THE AURICLE
 The External Auditory Canal

Lateral Third:
Medial Two
Cartilagenous Thirds:
Hair follicles
Bony
B
Ceruminous glands
Develops
Sebacous
Sebacous glands
after birth
The Eustachian Tube
ROOf OF TYMPANIC CAVITY

Tegmen
LATERAL WALL OF TYMPANIC
CAVITY
Membrana flaccida

Membrana Tensa
Normal tympanic membrane
TYMPANIC CAVITY

Epitympanum(attic)

Mesotympanum

Hypotympanum
MEDIAL WALL OF TYMPANIC
CAVITY
MEDIAL WALL OF TYMPANIC
CAVITY
Mastoid Antrum & Air cells
The ossicles
The ossicles
Chorda tympani
Osseous Labyrinth
 CONTENTS OF THE BONY
LABYRINTH
Perilymph

Membranous labyrinth
Cochlear duct
Saccule and utricle
Membranous semicircular
ducts
 CONTENTS OF
MEMBRANOUS LABYRINTH
Endolymph

Sensory epithelium
C hl : organ off Corti
Cochlea
Cochlea: C ti

saccule: maculae
Utricle & saccule:

canals: cristae
Semicircular canals:
Membranous labyrinth
 INNER EAR SENSORY
EPITHELIUM
Cochlea:: organ of Corti
Cochlea

saccule: maculae
Utricle & saccule:

canals: cristae
Semicircular canals:
THE VESTIBULO-
VESTIBULO-COCHLEAR
NERVE
CENTRAL CONNECTIONS OF
COCHLEAR NERVE
CENTRAL CONNECTIONS OF
VESTIBULAR NERVE
Development of the ear