External auditory canal

Japanese: 外耳孔 - がいじこう
External auditory canal

...the correct anatomical name is the pinna ('pinna' means shell), and part of it has a cartilage core. The ear hole (external ear canal) is located slightly below and forward from the center of the pinna. With so many morphological elements, and because these are moved by the muscles in extremely subtle ways to produce facial expressions, as will be explained later, the face is the part of the human body that most clearly expresses individuality.

*Some of the terminology that mentions the "external ear canal" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…正しい解剖学名は〈耳介〉(介は貝の意)で,一部は軟骨を芯にしている。耳介の中央からやや下前に寄った所に耳の穴(外耳孔)がある。このように形態要素が多く,しかもそれらが後で述べるように筋肉の働きによりきわめて微妙な運動をして表情を生ずるのであるから,顔面は人体中で最も個性の著しく現れている部位である。…

※「外耳孔」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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