KROK 1 2010 – Question 17 · KROK (Medicine) · Human Anatomy
Inflammation of the tympanic cavity (purulent otitis media) was complicated by inflammation of mammillary process sockets. What wall of tympanic cavity did the pus penetrate into the sockets through?
- A. Medial
- B. Anterior
- C. Posterior
- D. Superior
- E. Lateral
Hint
Go through the walls of the tympanic cavity in turn and ask which one leads onward to the air cells of the mastoid process where the infection spread.
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