Tympanic nerve — Nerve: Tympanic nerve Plan of upper portions of glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves. (Tympanic nerve visible in upper right.) Latin nervus tympanicus Gray s … Wikipedia
tympanic nerve — noun 1. : a branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve arising from the petrosal ganglion and distributed to the walls of the tympanum of the ear where it takes part in forming a plexus called also Jacobson s nerve 2. : a branch of the facial nerve to… … Useful english dictionary
tympanic plexus — n a nerve plexus of the middle ear that is formed by the tympanic nerve and two or three filaments from the carotid plexus, sends fibers to the mucous membranes of the middle ear, the eustachian tube, and the mastoid cells, and gives off the… … Medical dictionary
Tympanic plexus — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = plexus tympanicus GraySubject = 204 GrayPage = 909 Caption = View of the inner wall of the tympanum. (Grooves for tympanic plexus labeled at center.) Caption2 = Plan of the facial and intermediate nerves and… … Wikipedia
tympanic canal — noun : a minute canal leading into the middle ear and transmitting the tympanic nerve (sense 1) … Useful english dictionary
Nerve to the stapedius — Nerve: Nerve to the stapedius Latin nervus stapedius Gray s subject #202 904 Innervates Stapedius From facial nerve The Nerve to the Stapedi … Wikipedia
Glossopharyngeal nerve — Nerve: Glossopharyngeal nerve Plan of upper portions of glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves … Wikipedia
Nerve — A bundle of fibers that uses electrical and chemical signals to transmit sensory and motor information from one body part to another. See nervous system. * * * A whitish cordlike structure composed of one or more bundles (fascicles) of myelinated … Medical dictionary
Tympanic cavity — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = cavitas tympani GraySubject = 230 GrayPage = 1037 Caption = The cochlea and vestibule, viewed from above. (Tympanic cavity labeled at upper right.) Caption2 = MapPos = Tympanic cavity | MapCaption = Bones… … Wikipedia
tympanic membrane — Anat., Zool. eardrum. See diag. under ear. [1855 60] * * * ▪ anatomy also called eardrum, membrane in the human ear that receives sound vibrations from the outer air and transmits them to the auditory ossicles, which are tiny bones in the… … Universalium