Attic Antrum Ear
These chambers are also referred to as the atrium and the attic respectively.
Attic antrum ear. The cavity of the middle ear is a narrow air filled space. The aditus to mastoid antrum otomastoid foramen or entrance or aperture to the mastoid antrum is a large irregular cavity that leads backward from the epitympanic recess into a considerable air space named the tympanic or mastoid antrum. These air spaces function as sound receptors provide voice resonance act as acoustic insulation and dissipation provide protection from physical damage and reduce the mass of the. The tympanic membrane is semitransparent and forms a window into the middle ear.
The mastoid antrum tympanic antrum antrum mastoideum valsalva s antrum is an air space in the petrous portion of the temporal bone communicating posteriorly with the mastoid cells and anteriorly with the epitympanic recess of the middle ear via the aditus to mastoid antrum entrance to the mastoid antrum. The lateral wall is formed largely by the tympanic membrane and to a lesser extent by the bony outer attic wall called the scutum. It is a large air containing space in the upper part of mastoid and communicates with the attic through the aditus. A slight constriction divides it into an upper and a lower chamber the tympanum tympanic cavity proper below and the epitympanum above.