Preferred Name

耳廓

Synonyms

耳郭

auricle

pinna of ear

auricle of ear

auricula

auricula (auris externa)

auricle of external ear

pinnae

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

database_cross_reference

http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/421159007

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinna_(anatomy)

http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0928075

OpenCyc:Mx4rvs_VC5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA

UMLS:C0928075

FMA:56580

EMAPA:17589

EV:0100355

VHOG:0000460

MA:0000259

galen:Auricle

EHDAA2:0001467

NCIT:C32165

definition

The part of the ear that projects from the head, connecting to the external acoustic meatus.

external_definition

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]

function_notes

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).

has_exact_synonym

耳郭

auricle

pinna of ear

auricle of ear

auricula

auricula (auris externa)

auricle of external ear

has_obo_namespace

uberon

has_related_synonym

pinnae

homology_notes

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]

id

UBERON:0001757

imported from

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon.owl

in_subset

http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#uberon_slim

http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#pheno_slim

label

pinna

耳廓

pinna

notation

UBERON:0001757

prefLabel

耳廓

taxon_notes

In various species, the pinna can also signal mood and radiate heat

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001444

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0010314

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