Outer ear
| Outer ear | |
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A diagram of the anatomy of the human ear:
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The auricula. Lateral surface. | |
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| Identifiers | |
| Latin | auris externa |
| MeSH | D004431 |
| NeuroLex ID | birnlex_1705 |
| TA98 | A15.3.01.001 |
| TA2 | 6862 |
| FMA | 52781 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
| This article is one of a series documenting the anatomy of the |
| Human ear |
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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).