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what strutures does the tympanic membrane seperate?
what is the membarne made up from? 3 layers
what is the membarne made up from? 3 layers
The tympanic membrane separates the middle ear from the external auditory meatus.
The membrane is made up of a thin outer squamous epithelial layer (continuous with the skin of
the external auditory meatus),
a middle layer of fibrous connective tissue
an inner mucosal layer (continuous with that lining the tympanic cavity of the
middle ear).
The membrane is made up of a thin outer squamous epithelial layer (continuous with the skin of
the external auditory meatus),
a middle layer of fibrous connective tissue
an inner mucosal layer (continuous with that lining the tympanic cavity of the
middle ear).
