Editing Outer ear (section)

{{Short description|Outer part of the ear}}
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| Name        = Outer ear
| Latin       = auris externa
| Image       = Anatomy of the Human Ear.svg
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| Caption2    = The auricula. Lateral surface.
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{{Ear series|expanded=Outer}}

The '''outer ear''', '''external ear''', or '''auris externa''' is the external part of the [[ear]], which consists of the [[auricle (anatomy)|auricle]] (also pinna) and the [[ear canal]].<ref>[http://www.nyu.edu/classes/bello/FMT_files/2_hearing.pdf nyu.edu/classes/bello/FMT_files/2_hearing.pdf "Hearing" by Juan P Bello]</ref> It gathers sound energy and focuses it on the eardrum ([[tympanic membrane]]).