Tympanic opening of auditory tube
Ostium tympanicum tubae auditivae
- Latin synonym: Ostium tympanicum tubae auditoriae
Definition
At the upper part of the anterior wall of the tympanic cavity are the orifice of the semicanal for the Tensor tympani muscle and the tympanic orifice of the auditory tube, separated from each other by a thin horizontal plate of bone, the septum canalis musculotubarii.
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
