Pharyngeal opening of auditory tube

Pharyngeal opening of auditory tube

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Latin = ostium pharyngeum tubae auditivae
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Caption = Front of nasal part of pharynx, as seen with the laryngoscope. (Pharyngeal ostium labeled at bottom right.)



Caption2 = External and middle ear, opened from the front. Right side.
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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.

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