外耳
Auris externa
定义
外耳由称为耳廓(或耳翼)的扩展部分以及外耳道组成。耳廓从头部侧面突出,负责收集产生声音的空气振动;外耳道从耳廓底部向内延伸,将振动传导至鼓室。
參考資料
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).