The soft lower part of the external ear, projecting below the antitragus. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ear_lobe ]
This is just here as a test because I lose it
Term information
database cross reference
- null:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0229315
- null:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ear_lobe
- UMLS:C0229315 (ncithesaurus:Lobule_of_the_Auricle)
- NCIT:C32999
- MA:0002468
- FMA:60984
- null:http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/362544006
Subsets
uberon_slim, pheno_slim
has exact synonym
ear lobe
lobule of auricle of ear
earlobe
pinna lobule
lobe of ear
lobulus auriculae
auricular lobule
structure notes
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.