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Tympanic
Tympanic meaning
Of, relating to, or resembling a drum. | Relating to the tympanum, eardrum or middle ear. | Resonant.
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It gathers sound energy and focuses it on the eardrum ( tympanic membrane ).
Pressure waves move the tympanic membrane which in turns moves the malleus, the first bone of the middle ear.
The auditory tube (also known as the Eustachian tube or the pharyngotympanic tube) joins the tympanic cavity with the nasal cavity ( nasopharynx ), allowing pressure to equalize between the middle ear and throat.
This is called the acoustic reflex or Tympanic reflex.
Tympanoplasty surgical repair of the eardrum (tympanic membrane) or bones of the middle ear.
University of California Press, Berkeley. pp. 65-81 Hearing Crocodiles can hear well; their tympanic membranes are concealed by flat flaps that may be raised or lowered by muscles.