外耳道软骨
Cartilago meatus acustici externi
定义
软骨部分(meatus acusticus externus cartilagineus)长约8毫米;与耳廓软骨相延续,并牢固附着于颞骨听觉突的周缘。软骨在外耳道的上后部缺如,由纤维膜代替;软骨前部有两至三条深裂隙(外耳道软骨切迹;Santorini切迹)。
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/).