Pharyngeal opening of auditory tube
| 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.) | |
 External and middle ear, opened from the front. Right side. | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | ostium pharyngeum tubae auditivae |
| Dorlands /Elsevier | 12601992 |
| TA |
A05.3.01.011 A15.3.02.085 |
| FMA | 54979 |
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.
Additional images
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Lateral wall of nasal cavity.
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Auditory tube, laid open by a cut in its long axis.
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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