pharyngeal opening of pharyngotympanic tube
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. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharyngeal_opening_of_auditory_tube ]
Term info
pharyngeal opening of pharyngotympanic tube
- ostium pharyngeum tubae auditivae
- ostium pharyngeum tubae auditoriae
- pharyngeal opening of auditory tube
- pharyngeal opening of eustachian tube
- pharyngeal orifice of auditory tube
- pharyngeal orifice of eustachian tube
- pharyngeal orifice of pharyngotympanic tube
- pharyngeal ostium of auditory tube
- pharyngeal ostium of eustachian tube
- pharyngeal ostium of pharyngotympanic tube
- pharyngeal tubal ostium
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uberon
ostium pharyngeum tubae auditivae, pharyngeal ostium
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