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*The tympanic membrane is highly vascularised.
*The tympanic membrane is highly vascularised.
==Innervation==
==Innervation==
Innervation to the muscles of the middle ear:
Innervation to the muscles of the middle ear:
*The tensor tympani muscle is innervated by the pterygoid nerve, which is a branch of the mandibular nerve, itself being the third branch of the trigeminal nerve ([[Cranial Nerves - Anatomy & Physiology|CN V]]).
*The tensor tympani muscle is innervated by the pterygoid nerve, which is a branch of the mandibular nerve, itself being the third branch of the trigeminal nerve ([[Cranial Nerves - Anatomy & Physiology|CN V]]).
*The stapedius muscle is innervated by the facial nerve ([[Cranial Nerves - Anatomy & Physiology|CN VII]]).
*The stapedius muscle is innervated by the auriculopalpebral branches of the facial nerve ([[Cranial Nerves - Anatomy & Physiology|CN VII]]).
==Histology==
==Histology==