The middle ear cleft-embryological and anatomical aspects: a review

Manish Munjal; Shubham Munjal; Vineeta Arora; Swati Chauhan; Sakshi  Jariwal; Prachi Budhiraja; Muskan Ahluwalia; Arshita Aggarwal; Fatehbir Singh Nain; Ayush Ahuja

doi:10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20251528

Authors

Manish Munjal Department of ENT HNS, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital in Ludhiana, India is Tagore Nagar, Civil Lines, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Shubham Munjal Department of ENT HNS, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital in Ludhiana, India is Tagore Nagar, Civil Lines, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Vineeta Arora Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Swati Chauhan Department of ENT HNS, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital in Ludhiana, India is Tagore Nagar, Civil Lines, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Sakshi Jariwal Department of ENT HNS, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital in Ludhiana, India is Tagore Nagar, Civil Lines, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Prachi Budhiraja Department of ENT HNS, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital in Ludhiana, India is Tagore Nagar, Civil Lines, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Muskan Ahluwalia Department of ENT HNS, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital in Ludhiana, India is Tagore Nagar, Civil Lines, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Arshita Aggarwal Department of ENT HNS, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital in Ludhiana, India is Tagore Nagar, Civil Lines, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Fatehbir Singh Nain Department of ENT HNS, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital in Ludhiana, India is Tagore Nagar, Civil Lines, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Ayush Ahuja Department of ENT HNS, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital in Ludhiana, India is Tagore Nagar, Civil Lines, Ludhiana, Punjab, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20251528

Keywords:

Innervation, Musculature, Middle ear cleft, Tympano-ossicular system, Vascularity

Abstract

The air in the middle ear cleft serves as an air cushion with its tympano-ossicular system serving to match the impedance of the inner ear fluids and thus compensate for the loss of sound energy during transmission in media of different densities. The tympanic membrane on one side and the pressure equalizing eustachian tube on the other are the vital constituents of this cleft. The embryology and components developing from the ecto, meso and endoderm layers are elaborated upon.

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Author Biography

Manish Munjal, Department of ENT HNS, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital in Ludhiana, India is Tagore Nagar, Civil Lines, Ludhiana, Punjab, India

Prof hod ORLHNS

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