Basic Sciences

172) Which following statement is TRUE regarding normal adult anatomy and position of the ear?

A. The ear width is normally about 70% of its height.
B. The ear is normally about 75 mm in height.
C. The ear sits at a distance of about one ear length from the lateral orbital rim.
D. The auricle should be about 10 degrees displaced anteriorly from the vertical axis.
E. The angle formed by the auricule and the head is 40 degrees.




REFERENCES & ANSWER



Ruder R. O.: Microtia Reconstruction, Chapter 57 Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Papel and Nachlas), First Edition, Mosby, p. 536, 1992

Ruder R. O.: Congenital Auricular Deformities, Chapter 75 Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Papel I.D., editor), Third Edition, Thieme, pp. 1043-1057, 2009



172) C     The ear sits at a distance of about one ear length from the lateral orbital rim.