Outer ear

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Outer ear
A diagram of the anatomy of the human ear: Brown is outer ear. Red is middle ear. Purple is inner ear.
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 [edit on Wikidata]

Human ear

This article is one of a series documenting the anatomy of the
Outer ear Auricle Ear canal
Middle ear Tympanic membrane Ossicles Malleus Incus Stapes
Inner ear Vestibules Utricle Saccule Cochlea Semicircular canals
v t e

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.^[1] It gathers sound energy and focuses it on the eardrum (tympanic membrane).

^ nyu.edu/classes/bello/FMT_files/2_hearing.pdf "Hearing" by Juan P Bello

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