Pars flaccida of tympanic membrane

System Sensory (Ear)
SNOMED CT 279594005

Pars flaccida of tympanic membrane

Definition

A small, triangular, flaccid portion of the tympanic membrane, or eardrum, lying above the malleolar folds, attached directly to the petrous bone at the notch of Rivinus.

Also known as pars flaccida (membrana tympanica), pars flaccida membranae tympanicae, Shrapnell's membrane — per UBERON

The Pars flaccida of tympanic membrane is a part of the Sensory (Ear).

Also identified as