pharyngeal opening of auditory tube
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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
posterior lip of pharyngeal opening of auditory tube — labium posterius ostii pharyngei tubae auditivae … Medical dictionary
Pharyngeal tonsil — Location of the adenoid Latin tonsilla pharyngea MeSH … Wikipedia
opening — A gap in or entrance to an organ, tube, or cavity. SEE ALSO: aperture, fossa, ostium, orifice, pore. access o. SYN: access. aortic o. SYN: aortic hiatus … Medical dictionary
Tube — A long hollow cylinder. There are many tube like structures in the human body, such as the auditory tube (Eustachian tube) in the ear. * * * 1. A hollow cylindrical structure or canal. 2. A hollow cylinder or pipe. SYN: tuba [TA]. [L. tubus]… … Medical dictionary
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
Human pharynx — pharynx Head and neck. Pharynx … Wikipedia
Nasopharynx — Front of nasal part of pharynx, as seen with the laryngoscope. Latin … Wikipedia
Middle nasal meatus — Bone: Middle meatus Roof, floor, and lateral wall of left nasal cavity. (Middle meatus labeled at center right.) Latin meatus nasi medius Gray s … Wikipedia
ostium pharyngeum tubae auditivae — [TA] pharyngeal opening of auditory tube: the opening at the inferior end of either auditory tube, located on each of the lateral walls of the pharynx, posterior and inferior to the posterior end of the inferior nasal concha. Called also o.… … Medical dictionary
