Term Name: middle ear
Synonyms: auris media
Definition: The middle ear is the air-filled cavity within the skull of vertebrates that lies between the outer ear and the inner ear. It is linked to the pharynx (and therefore to outside air) via the Eustachian tube and in mammals contains the three ear ossicles, which transmit auditory vibrations from the outer ear (via the tympanum) to the inner ear (via the oval window)[GO].
Ontology: Cell Ontology [UBERON:0001756]

Relationships
is part of: ear
has parts: auditory ossicle bone auditory ossicle endochondral element blood vessel of tympanic cavity entotympanic bone ligament of middle ear mesenchyme of middle ear middle ear epithelium mucosa of middle ear muscle of auditory ossicle nerve of tympanic cavity pharyngotympanic tube promontory of tympanic cavity stapedial artery stapedius pre-muscle condensation tegmen tympani tensor tympani tensor tympani pre-muscle condensation tubotympanic recess epithelium tubotympanic recess lumen tympanic cavity tympanic cavity epithelium tympanic membrane tympanic ring
is a type of: multi organ part structure