SLHS 305 midterm #1 Questions and Answers | New One | Grade A+

Pinna (Auricle) Ans: outer ear, primarily made of cartilage, collects auditory stimuli and funnels it into ear canal Concha Ans: outer ear, deep center portion external auditory meatus Ans: outer ear, opening to the external auditory canal external auditory canal Ans: outer ear, 2-3cm in length, first 1/3 of the canal is cartilaginous with glands and hair follicles, final 2/3 is bony Tympanic Membrane Ans: middle ear, most lateral, cone shaped, pearl white in color (unless you have scar tissue) 3 landmarks of TM Ans: Pars Flaccida, Pars Tensa, Umbo Malleus Ans: Middle ear ossicle, manubrium of the malleus embedded in the TM Incus Ans: Middle ear ossicle, short process and a long (inferior) process Stapes Ans: Middle ear ossicle, smallest bone in the body Footplate of Stapes Ans: most medial portion of middle ear, connects middle ear to the oval window in the inner ear Tensor Tympan