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| 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. | |
| Latin | ostium pharyngeum tubae auditivae |
| Gray's | subject #244 1141 |
On the lateral wall of the nasal part of the pharynx is the pharyngeal opening of auditory tube (pharyngeal ostium), somewhat triangular in shape, and bounded behind by a firm prominence, the torus or cushion, caused by the medial end of the cartilage of the tube which elevates the mucous membrane.
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]" (in Polish). Otolaryngol Pol 49 (5): 426–30. PMID 8714566.
Additional images
 Lateral wall of nasal cavity. |
 Auditory tube, laid open by a cut in its long axis. |
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