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Essentials of Otolaryngology

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External ear   consists of the auricle and the external auditory canal  
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What is the auricle composed of   except for the lobule, the auricle is composed of elastic cartliage and skin  
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How is the auricle attached to the head?   by the external auditory canal and several small muscles innervated by the facial nerve  
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Innervated   Supply (an organ or other body part) with nerves.  
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External Auditory Canal   cartilaginous in the lateral third and bony in the inner two-thirds  
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Cartilaginous portion of the skin contains...   hair follicles, sebaceous glands, and cerumen glands  
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What provides potential pathways for the spead of tumor and infection from the canal into the parotid gland?   Small dehiscences in the anterior portion of the cartilaginous external auditory canal.  
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Dehiscences   the release of materials by the splitting open of an organ or tissue.  
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What are the borders of the external ear canal?   The temporal lobe superiorly, mastoid posteriorly, TMJ and parotid gland anteriorly, and the TM medially.  
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What recieves it's blood supply from the superficial temporal and posterior auricular branches of the external carotid artery?   aurticle and external auditory canal  
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An air-containing space with bony walls except for the TM laterally.   middle ear  
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In the middle ear, what leads downward and medially to the nasopharynx?   eustacian tube  
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