What are the two main components of the external ear?

Anatomy of the External Ear and Its Components

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Auricle and cochlea
Auricle and external auditory meatus
Cochlea and tympanic membrane
Tympanic membrane and ossicles
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which part of the auricle is known as the earlobe?
Helix
Antihelix
Lobule
Tragus
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of muscles are associated with the auricle?
Flexor and extensor muscles
Circular and longitudinal muscles
Intrinsic and extrinsic muscles
Abductor and adductor muscles
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which nerve provides sensory innervation to the deep parts of the auricle?
Trigeminal nerve
Hypoglossal nerve
Glossopharyngeal nerve
Facial nerve
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the primary function of the external auditory meatus?
To transmit sound to the middle ear
To protect the tympanic membrane
To capture sound
To produce earwax
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the tympanic membrane also known as?
Cochlea
Auricle
Pinna
Eardrum
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which part of the tympanic membrane is thinner and looser?
Cone of light
Pars tensor
Umbo
Pars flaccida
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