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What is Which statement best describes the middle ear? and explain in detail?
The epitympanic recess is the pa of the tympanic cavity above the tympanic membrane. It contains the incus and head of the stapes, and provides a space for the growth of middle ear masses (e.g. cholesteatoma). The middle ear communicates with the mastoid air cells the mastoid antrum, which opens into the epitympanic recess.