loading...| Preferred Name |
pinna |
| Synonyms |
pinnae pinna of ear auricle of ear auricle auricle of external ear auricula auricula (auris externa) |
| Definitions |
The part of the ear that projects from the head, connecting to the external acoustic meatus. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001757 |
| continuous with | |
| database_cross_reference |
UMLS:C0928075 EV:0100355 FMA:56580 VHOG:0000460 galen:Auricle MA:0000259 EMAPA:17589 Wikipedia:Pinna_(anatomy) EHDAA2:0001467 SCTID:421159007 NCIT:C32165 |
| definition |
The part of the ear that projects from the head, connecting to the external acoustic meatus. |
| develops_from | |
| has quality | |
| has_exact_synonym |
pinna of ear auricle of ear auricle auricle of external ear auricula auricula (auris externa) |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_related_synonym |
pinnae |
| id |
UBERON:0001757 |
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| label |
pinna |
| notation |
UBERON:0001757 |
| only in taxon | |
| part_of | |
| prefLabel |
pinna |
| treeView | |
| UBPROP_0000001 |
The external expanded part of the ear characterized by a funnel-shaped structure through which the sound vibrations are received. [Dorian_AF, Elsevier's_encyclopaedic_dictionary_of_medicine, Part_B:_Anatomy_(1988)_Amsterdam_etc.:_Elsevier][VHOG] |
| UBPROP_0000003 |
Mammals have a third type of tympanic ear. An external flap, the auricle or pinna, helps funnel sound waves down the external acoustic meatus to the tympanic membrane.[well established][VHOG] |
| UBPROP_0000008 |
In various species, the pinna can also signal mood and radiate heat |
| UBPROP_0000009 |
The purpose of the pinna is to collect sound. It does so by acting as a funnel, amplifying the sound and directing it to the ear canal. While reflecting from the pinna, sound also goes through a filtering process which adds directional information to the sound (see sound localization, head-related transfer function, pinna notch). |
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