In anatomy, a section of the outer ear that carries sound waves to the ear drum.
Tubelike structure that leads from the outside of the ear to the tympanic membrane.
The external and internal passages of the ear.
Opening of the external ear that leads from the external auditory meatus to the tympanic membrane.
Transmission of messages through spoken words and cues.
One of the two canals associated with the structures of each ear. They are the external auditory canal, leading from the external auditory meatus to the tympanic membrane, length less than 1 in. (2.5 cm); and the internal auditory canal, leading from the structures of the inner ear to the internal auditory meatus and the cranial cavity. The internal auditory canal transmits the nerves of hearing and equilibrium.