Identify the features of the external auditory meatus and eardrum that can be seen through an otoscope Flashcards

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Describe where the acoustic membrane begins and ends

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Begins at the opening of the ear canal and ends at the tympanic membrane

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Describe what features of the tympanic membrane you might be able to see upon otoscopy

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Cone of light at 5 o clock on tympanic membrane
Manubrium of malleus
Umbo
Posterior / anterior malleolar fold
Pars flaccida
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