eardrum

     

The tympanic membrane (also tympanum or myrinx), is a thin membrane that separates the external ear from the midle ear. Its function is to transmit sound from the air to the ossicles inside the middle ear. The malleus bone bridges the gap between the eardrum and the other ossicles.

Trivia about eardrum

  • The tympanic membrane is another name for this body part
  • Injury, infection & loud noises can cause this membrane between the external ear canal & middle ear to rupture
  • Tympanic membrane
  • The sound-transmitting membrane in your hearing organ
  • It's the more common name for the tympanic membrane
  • This membrane transmits vibrations to little bones called auditory ossicles

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