About this episode

This episode explores the anatomy of the external ear and its various components.

Those folds and lumps of the external ear have all got names. Let's feel the concha, tragus, antitragus, helix, antihelix and opening of the external acoustic meatus together.

Topics covered

• anatomy
• external ear
• human body
• medical education
• science

Keywords

• external ear
• anatomy
• concha
• tragus
• helix
• antihelix
• acoustic meatus

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