Ear, Middle

The space and structures directly internal to the TYMPANIC MEMBRANE and external to the inner ear (LABYRINTH). Its major components include the AUDITORY OSSICLES and the EUSTACHIAN TUBE that connects the cavity of middle ear (tympanic cavity) to the upper part of the throat.

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Tree Number(s): A09.246.397

MeSH Unique ID: D004432

Entry Terms:

• Ears, Middle
• Middle Ears
• Middle Ear
• Tympanic Cavity
• Cavities, Tympanic
• Cavity, Tympanic
• Tympanic Cavities
• Tympanum
• Tympanums

See Also:

• Acoustic Impedance Tests
• Tympanoplasty

All MeSH Categories
Anatomy Category
Sense Organs
Ear
Ear, Middle
Ear Ossicles
Incus
Malleus
Stapes
Eustachian Tube
Glomus Tympanicum
Stapedius
Tensor Tympani