Tympanic membrane

Membrana tympani

Definition

Marjorie Champarou

The tympanic membrane covers the entrance to the tympanic cavity and separates the middle ear cavity from the external acoustic meatus. Its inner surface is not vertical but slightly ventral.

References

Constantinescu GM, Schaller O. Illustrated veterinary anatomical nomenclature, 3rd Edition, Enke Verlag, Stuttgart, 2012.

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