
External ear: external auditory meatus
Elastic cartilage, continuous with that of the auricle, supports the auditory meatus in its outer third, while the support of the inner two-thirds is provided by the temporal bone. Typical thin skin, possessing many hairs, sebaceous and ceruminous glands, lines the external auditory meatus. 40x

Lumen
Elastic cartilage, continuous with that of the auricle, supports the auditory meatus in its outer third, while the support of the inner two-thirds is provided by the temporal bone. Typical thin skin, possessing many hairs, sebaceous and ceruminous glands, lines the external auditory meatus. 40x

Thin skin
Elastic cartilage, continuous with that of the auricle, supports the auditory meatus in its outer third, while the support of the inner two-thirds is provided by the temporal bone. Typical thin skin, possessing many hairs, sebaceous and ceruminous glands, lines the external auditory meatus. 40x

Temporal bone
Elastic cartilage, continuous with that of the auricle, supports the auditory meatus in its outer third, while the support of the inner two-thirds is provided by the temporal bone. Typical thin skin, possessing many hairs, sebaceous and ceruminous glands, lines the external auditory meatus. 40x

Hair follicles
Elastic cartilage, continuous with that of the auricle, supports the auditory meatus in its outer third, while the support of the inner two-thirds is provided by the temporal bone. Typical thin skin, possessing many hairs, sebaceous and ceruminous glands, lines the external auditory meatus. 40x

Sebaceous glands
Elastic cartilage, continuous with that of the auricle, supports the auditory meatus in its outer third, while the support of the inner two-thirds is provided by the temporal bone. Typical thin skin, possessing many hairs, sebaceous and ceruminous glands, lines the external auditory meatus. 40x

Ceruminous glands
Elastic cartilage, continuous with that of the auricle, supports the auditory meatus in its outer third, while the support of the inner two-thirds is provided by the temporal bone. Typical thin skin, possessing many hairs, sebaceous and ceruminous glands, lines the external auditory meatus. 40x