cartilage of auditory tube
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lateral lamina of cartilage of auditory tube — lamina lateralis cartilaginis tubae auditivae [TA] the smaller of the two laminae that compose the tubal cartilage; it lies in the lateral wall of the auditory tube … Medical dictionary
medial lamina of cartilage of auditory tube — lamina medialis cartilaginis tubae auditivae [TA] the larger of the two laminae that compose the tubal cartilage; it lies in the medial wall of the auditory tube … Medical dictionary
Pharyngeal opening of auditory tube — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = ostium pharyngeum tubae auditivae GraySubject = 244 GrayPage = 1141 Caption = Front of nasal part of pharynx, as seen with the laryngoscope. (Pharyngeal ostium labeled at bottom right.) Caption2 = External… … Wikipedia
Cartilage — Firm, rubbery tissue that cushions bones at joints. A more flexible kind of cartilage connects muscles with bones and makes up other parts of the body, such as the larynx and the outside parts of the ears. * * * A connective tissue characterized… … Medical dictionary
cartilage — /kahr tl ij, kahrt lij/, n. Anat., Zool. 1. a firm, elastic, flexible type of connective tissue of a translucent whitish or yellowish color; gristle. 2. a part or structure composed of cartilage. [1350 1400; ME ( < MF) < L cartilago gristle] * *… … Universalium
Auditory system — The auditory system is the sensory system for the sense of hearing. Ear Outer ear The folds of cartilage surrounding the ear canal are called the pinna. Sound waves are reflected and attenuated when they hit the pinna, and these changes provide… … Wikipedia
Eustachian tube — Infobox Anatomy Name = Eustachian tube Latin = tuba auditiva GraySubject = 230 GrayPage = 1042 Caption = Anatomy of the human ear. Caption2 = MapPos = Eustachian Tube MapCaption = The middle ear Precursor = first branchial pouch System = Artery … Wikipedia
Muscles of auditory ossicles — The right membrana tympani with the hammer and the chorda tympani, viewed from within, from behind, and from above … Wikipedia
Bony part of pharyngotympanic tube — View of the inner wall of the tympanum External and middle ear, op … Wikipedia
external auditory canal — ▪ anatomy also called External Auditory Meatus, or External Acoustic Meatus, passageway that leads from the outside of the head to the tympanic membrane, or eardrum (ear, human) membrane, of each ear. The structure of the external auditory… … Universalium
