Pars flaccida
Pars flaccida
- Eponym: Shrapnell
Definition
The pars flaccida is the flaccid part of the tympanic membrane, dorsal to the pars tensa, which closes the tympanic notch located in the dorsal wall of the external acoustic meatus.
References
Constantinescu GM, Schaller O. Illustrated veterinary anatomical nomenclature, 3rd Edition, Enke Verlag, Stuttgart, 2012.
