Ear Pressure and Hearing Mechanism
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Ear Pressure and Hearing Mechanism

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What forms the superior boundary of the middle ear cavity?

  • Tympanic plate of the temporal bone
  • Thin bone plate (tegmen tympani) (correct)
  • Squamous portion of the temporal bone
  • Tympanic membrane

    • Which part of the temporal bone primarily forms the lateral boundary of the middle ear space?

  • Tegmen tympani
  • Squamous portion (correct)
  • Superior boundary
  • Tympanic membrane

    • What is located medially than the rim of the tympanic membrane?

  • Tympanic Membrane (correct)
  • Round window
  • Oval window
  • Promontory

    • Which part of the middle ear cavity separates it from the jugular fossa?

    <p>Tympanic plate of the temporal bone</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is perforated by an opening for the auditory or Eustachian tube?

    <p>Carotid wall</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which structure enters the middle ear near the juncture of the posterior and lateral walls?

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

    What houses landmarks such as promontory, round window, oval window, and facial nerve prominence?

    <p>Medial wall</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What separates the middle ear space from mastoid air cells?

    <p>Tympanic plate of temporal bone</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is not flat like drum skin and has a concave configuration?

    <p>Tympanic Membrane</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What structure facilitates communication between the middle ear space and mastoid air cells?

    <p>Tegmen tympani</p> Signup and view all the answers

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