Tympanic aperture of posterior tympanic canaliculus
Apertura tympanica canaliculi tympanici posterioris
- Latin synonym: Apertura tympanica canaliculi chordae tympani
- Synonym: Tympanic aperture of canaliculus for chorda tympani
- Related terms: Tympanic aperture of canaliculus for chorda tympani
Definition
The tympanic aperture of canaliculus for chorda tympani is an opening found lateral to the pyramidal eminence in the posterior wall of the tympanic cavity and at the posterior maring of the tympanic membrane, from which the chorda tympani nerve, accompanied by a branch of the stylomastoid artery. emerges to pass anteriorly between the ossicles
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Text by Antoine Micheau, MD - Copyright IMAIOS
