bony part of pharyngotympanic tube
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The bony part of pharyngotympanic tube is about 12 mm. in length. It begins in the carotid wall of the tympanic cavity, below the septum canalis musculotubarii, and, gradually narrowing, ends at the angle of junction of the squama and the petrous portion of the temporal bone, its extremity presenting a jagged margin which serves for the attachment of the cartilaginous portion. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bony_part_of_pharyngotympanic_tube ]
Synonyms: pars ossea (tuba auditoria), pars ossea (tuba auditiva), bony part of eustachian tube, osseous portion of eustachian tube, bony part of auditory tube
Term info
- Wikipedia:Bony_part_of_pharyngotympanic_tube
- FMA:60057
- SCTID:362563007
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pars ossea tubae auditivae, osseous portion
uberon
UBERON:0007355
Bony part of pharyngotympanic tube