Auditory tube, laid open by a cut in its long axis (torus tubarius not labeled)
Details
Identifiers
Latin
torus tubarius
TA98
A05.3.01.012
TA2
2868
FMA
54993
Anatomical terminology
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The torus tubarius (or torus of the auditory tube) is an elevation of the mucous membrane of the nasal part of the pharynx formed by the underlying base of the cartilaginous portion of the Eustachian tube (auditory tube). The torus tubarius is situated behind the pharyngeal orifice of the auditory tube.[1]
The torus tubarius is very close to the tubal tonsil,[1] which is sometimes also referred to as the tonsil of (the) torus tubarius.[2] Two folds run anteriorly and posteriorly to the torus tubarius: the salpingopalatine fold (anteriorly), and the salpingopharyngeal fold (posteriorly).
^ ab"The Pharynx".
^"Tonsil of torus tubarius = tubal tonsil in Arabic - Translation and Meaning in English Arabic Dictionary of All terms Page 1".
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its pharyngeal opening. Its origin creates the posterior welt of the torustubarius. It ends distally by blending with the palatopharyngeus muscle. The...
of the nasal part of the pharynx, where it forms an elevation, the torustubarius or cushion, behind the pharyngeal opening of the auditory tube. The...
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