Pharyngeal opening of auditory tube | |
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![]() Front of nasal part of pharynx, as seen with the laryngoscope. (Pharyngeal ostium labeled at bottom right.)
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![]() External and middle ear, opened from the front. Right side.
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Identifiers | |
Latin | ostium pharyngeum tubae auditivae |
Dorlands /Elsevier |
12601992 |
TA | A05.3.01.011 A15.3.02.085 |
FMA | 54979 |
Anatomical terminology |
On the lateral wall of the nasopharynx is the pharyngeal opening of auditory tube (pharyngeal ostium), somewhat triangular in shape, and bounded behind by a firm prominence, the torus of the auditory tube or cushion, caused by the medial end of the cartilage of the tube which elevates the mucous membrane.
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References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- Czerwonka R, Złomaniec J, Semczuk B (1995). "[The endoscopic assessment of the pharyngeal opening of the auditory tube in recurrent exudative otitis media in children]". Otolaryngol Pol (in Polish) 49 (5): 426–30. PMID 8714566.
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