中耳
Auris media
定义
中耳由咽鼓管、乳突小房和鼓室组成。
中耳是颞骨内一个不规则的、侧向压缩的腔隙,充满空气,空气经咽鼓管从咽的鼻部输送至此。中耳内含一列可动骨,连接其外侧壁与内侧壁,将传递至鼓膜的振动经鼓室传导至内耳。
參考資料
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).