Anatomy of External Auditory Meatus

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What type of glands are present in the skin of the cartilaginous part of the external auditory meatus?

  • Sweat glands
  • Mammary glands
  • Ceruminous (waxy) glands (correct)
  • Sebaceous glands

What is the lining of the external auditory meatus adherent to?

  • Perichondrium and periosteum (correct)
  • Blood vessels
  • Nerves
  • Muscles

What is the length of the external auditory (acoustic) meatus?

  • 30 mm
  • 24 mm (correct)
  • 12 mm
  • 20 mm

How far is the narrow (isthmus) of the bony part of the external auditory meatus from the eardrum?

<p>5 mm (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which direction is the external auditory meatus first directed towards?

<p>Upward, backward, and medially (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the maximum convexity within the middle ear cavity referred to as?

<p>Umbo (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which nerve supplies the posterior wall and floor of the middle ear cavity?

<p>Auricular branch of vagus (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which artery supplies the outer surface of the middle ear cavity?

<p>Deep auricular artery (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT one of the ossicles found in the middle ear cavity?

<p>Cochlea (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of the tensor tympani muscle within the middle ear cavity?

<p>Contraction during loud sounds (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which boundary of the middle ear cavity slopes anteriorly?

<p>Roof (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main content of the epitympanic recess within the middle ear cavity?

<p>Air (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which nerve forms part of the tympanic plexus within the middle ear cavity?

<p>Chorda tympani (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the stapedius muscle within the middle ear cavity?

<p>Regulating sound conduction through ossicles (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which vessels supply blood to different areas within the middle ear cavity?

<p>Inferior tympanic vessels (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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