Ear canal

Japanese: 外耳道 - がいじどう
Ear canal

Anatomically, it refers to the area from the deepest central part of the auricle (the bottom of the concha) to the eardrum. The eardrum is attached at an angle of about 55 degrees to the bottom of the ear canal, so the length of the ear canal is 24 mm at the upper wall and 27 mm at the lower wall. It is also about 7 mm thick and has an oval cross section. The volume of the cavity is about 1 cubic centimeter. The overall shape is S-shaped, with the outer side curving forward and the inner side curving backward. The back two-thirds of the canal is embedded in the temporal bone, and this part is called the bony canal. The outer one-third is surrounded by cartilage, and this part is called the cartilaginous canal. The skin covering the ear canal is very thin, but the subcutaneous tissue of the cartilaginous canal wall is thick, and contains hair (ear hair) and secretory glands (ear canal glands and ear wax glands), which secrete earwax. These help protect the ear canal.

[Kazuyo Shimai]

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Ear structure


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Japanese:

解剖学的には耳介中央部のとくに深い部分(耳甲介の底部)から鼓膜までをいう。鼓膜は外耳道底と約55度の角度で前下内方に斜めについているため、外耳道の長さは上壁で24ミリメートル、下壁で27ミリメートルである。また、太さは約7ミリメートルで、断面は卵円形を示す。内腔(ないくう)容積は約1立方センチメートルである。全体としてS字状彎曲(わんきょく)を示し、外側が前方に彎曲し、内側は後方に彎曲している。奥3分の2は側頭骨に埋没し、この部分を骨性外耳道という。外側3分の1は軟骨に囲まれ、この部分を軟骨性外耳道という。外耳道を覆う皮膚はきわめて薄いが、軟骨性外耳道壁の皮下組織は厚く、毛(耳毛)や分泌腺(せん)(耳道腺・耳垢腺(じこうせん))があり、この腺は耳垢を分泌する。これらは外耳道を保護するのに役だっている。

[嶋井和世]

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