The flap of skin and cartilage that hangs off the side of the head and collects sound waves is the ________ or pinna. 

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

auricle
The flap of skin and cartilage that hangs off the side of the head is the auricle or pinna.

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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