Part I Head, Neck, Brain and Spinal Cord

Coronal section through the left ear – from behind

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Facial (VII) and vestibulocochlear nerve (VIII) in internal acoustic meatus
External acoustic meatus
Atlanto-occipital joint
Trigeminal nerve (V)
Head of malleus
Tympanic membrane
Temporalis
Dura mater covering clivus
Promontory of middle ear
Occipital condyle
Tegmen tympani
Vertebral vein
Tympanic part of temporal bone
Lateral mass of atlas (first [CI] cervical vertebra)
Oculomotor nerve (IV)
Temporal bone
Styloid process
Head of mandible (posterior part)
Parotid gland
Cavity of middle ear
Tendon of tensor tympani
Glossopharyngeal (IX), vagus (X) and accessory nerve (XI) in jugular foramen
Auricular cartilage
Handle of malleus
Internal jugular vein
Vertebral artery
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Tegmen tympani
Head of malleus
Tendon of tensor tympani
Promontory of middle ear
Handle of malleus
Tympanic membrane
Cavity of middle ear
Facial (VII) and vestibulocochlear nerve (VIII) in internal acoustic meatus
Trigeminal nerve (V)
Oculomotor nerve (IV)
Internal jugular vein
Glossopharyngeal (IX), vagus (X) and accessory nerve (XI) in jugular foramen
Dura mater covering clivus
Occipital condyle
Atlanto-occipital joint
Lateral mass of atlas (first [CI] cervical vertebra)
Vertebral artery
Vertebral vein
Styloid process
Head of mandible (posterior part)
Tympanic part of temporal bone
Parotid gland
Auricular cartilage
External acoustic meatus
Temporalis
Temporal bone