| Otic pit | |
|---|---|
 Section through the head of a human embryo, at the beginning of the fourth week, in the region of the hind-brain. | |
| Details | |
| Precursor | Auditory plate |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | fovea otica |
| TE | pit_by_E5.15.2.0.0.0.5 E5.15.2.0.0.0.5 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The auditory pit, also known as the otic pit, is the first rudiment of the internal ear. It appears shortly after that of the eye, in the form of a patch of thickened ectoderm, the auditory plate, over the region of the hindbrain. The auditory plate becomes depressed and converted into the auditory pit (or otic pit1).
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This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1029 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- hednk-010—Embryo Images at University of North Carolina