The soft lower part of the external ear, projecting below the antitragus. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ear_lobe ]
Synonyms: ear lobe lobule of auricle of ear earlobe lobulus auriculae lobe of ear pinna lobule auricular lobule
Term information
- SCTID:362544006
- MA:0002468
- Wikipedia:Ear_lobe
- FMA:60984
- NCIT:C32999
- UMLS:C0229315 (ncithesaurus:Lobule_of_the_Auricle)
uberon_slim, pheno_slim
The earlobe is composed of tough areolar and adipose (fatty) connective tissues, lacking the firmness and elasticity of the rest of the pinna. Since the earlobe does not contain cartilage the earlobe has a large blood supply and may help to warm the ears and maintain balance but generally earlobes are not considered to have any major biological function.
Term relations
- external soft tissue zone
- has part some adipose tissue
- part of some pinna
- has part some areolar connective tissue
- contributes to morphology of some external ear