Outer ear

The outer ear, external ear, or auris externa is the external part of the ear, which consists of the auricle (also pinna) and the ear canal. It gathers sound energy and focuses it on the eardrum (tympanic membrane).

Outer ear
A diagram of the anatomy of the human ear:
  Brown is outer ear.
  Red is middle ear.
  Purple is inner ear.
The auricula. Lateral surface.
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Identifiers
Latinauris externa
MeSHD004431
NeuroLex IDbirnlex_1705
TA98A15.3.01.001
TA26862
FMA52781
Anatomical terminology
This article is one of a series documenting the anatomy of the
Human ear
Outer ear
Middle ear
Inner ear
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