Middle ear: coronal section (English)

The middle ear consists of the tympanic cavity, a narrow space located in the petrous part of the temporal bone. It contains three auditory ossicles (malleus, incus and stapes) which are suspended via small ossicular ligaments and regulate the transmission of sound from the external environment to the internal ear. The jugular wall/floor of the tympanic cavity features the pharyngeal opening of the auditory tube, a part osseous-part cartilaginous conduit which links the tympanic cavity with the nasopharynx.