"Cerumen [earwax] in the external auditory canal provides a sticky barrier that prevents the enterance of foreign bodies, such as insects." (p.130)
SICK!
Sorry, that caught me so off gaurd when I was reading it, I cracked up. Thought I'd share the joy.
Really though, insects???
Excerpt from Principles of Human Anatomy, 11th Ed. Tortora and Nielsen.
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I just read that same page the other day too. We have the same book. Funny!
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