- cartilage of auricle
- auricular cartilage cartilago auricularis.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
cartilage of auricle
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auricle — auricled, adj. /awr i keuhl/, n. 1. Anat. a. the projecting outer portion of the ear; pinna. b. Also called auricular appendage. an ear shaped appendage projecting from each atrium of the heart. c. (loosely) the atrium. 2. Bot., Zool. a part like … Universalium
Cartilage — Firm, rubbery tissue that cushions bones at joints. A more flexible kind of cartilage connects muscles with bones and makes up other parts of the body, such as the larynx and the outside parts of the ears. * * * A connective tissue characterized… … Medical dictionary
Auricle — The ear (actually, the pinna which is the principal projecting part of the ear) or something that is ear shaped like the upper chamber (atrium) of the heart. * * * 1. The projecting shell like structure on the side of the head, constituting, with … Medical dictionary
cervical auricle — a flap of skin and yellow cartilage sometimes seen on the side of the neck at the external opening of a persistent branchial cleft (pharyngeal groove) … Medical dictionary
Muscle — is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of muscle in the body. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and external areas of the body is called "skeletal muscle." Heart… … Medical dictionary
ear, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction organ of hearing and equilibrium that detects and analyzes noises by transduction (or the conversion of sound waves into electrochemical impulses) and maintains the sense of balance (equilibrium). The human ear, like … Universalium
Artery — A vessel that carries blood that is high in oxygen content away from the heart to the farthest reaches of the body. Since blood in arteries is usually full of oxygen, the hemoglobin in the red blood cells is oxygenated. The resultant form of… … Medical dictionary
cartilago auriculae — [TA] auricular cartilage: the internal plate of elastic cartilage which is found in the external ear; called also cartilage of auricle … Medical dictionary
pinna — auricle; n. the flap of skin and cartilage that projects from the head at the exterior opening of the external auditory meatus of the ear (see illustration). In humans the pinna is largely vestigial but it may be partly concerned with detecting… … The new mediacal dictionary
Ear — The ear is the sense organ that detects sounds. The vertebrate ear shows a common biology from fish to humans, with variations in structure according to order and species. It not only acts as a receiver for sound, but plays a major role in the… … Wikipedia
