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Tympanic cavity information


Tympanic cavity
The cochlea and vestibule, viewed from above. (Tympanic cavity labeled at upper right.)
Malleus
Tensor tympani
Incus
Stapedius
Labyrinth
Stapes
Auditory canal
Tympanic membrane
(Ear drum)
Eustachian tube
Tympanic cavity
Bones and muscles in the tympanic cavity in the middle ear
Details
PrecursorFirst pharyngeal pouch
Part ofMiddle ear
ArteryStylomastoid artery
Identifiers
Latincavitas tympani
TA98A02.1.06.051
TA2687
FMA56461
Anatomical terminology
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The tympanic cavity is a small cavity surrounding the bones of the middle ear. Within it sit the ossicles, three small bones that transmit vibrations used in the detection of sound.

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Tympanic cavity

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The tympanic cavity is a small cavity surrounding the bones of the middle ear. Within it sit the ossicles, three small bones that transmit vibrations...

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Promontory of tympanic cavity

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The promontory of the tympanic cavity, also known as the cochlear promontory is a rounded hollow prominence[citation needed] upon - and most prominent...

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Eardrum

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section of the tympanum (tympanic cavity) Right eardrum as seen through a speculum This is a normal left eardrum. Tympanic membrane viewed by otoscope...

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Tympanic nerve

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tympanic cavity of the middle ear, it ramifies upon the promontory of tympanic cavity to form the tympanic plexus.[verification needed] The tympanic nerve...

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Tensor tympani muscle

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the sphenoid. It then passes through its own canal, and ends in the tympanic cavity as a slim tendon that connects to the handle of the malleus. The tendon...

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Chorda tympani

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nerve and enters the lateral wall of the tympanic cavity within the middle ear, where it runs across the tympanic membrane (from posterior to anterior) and...

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Ear

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often refers to the external part alone. The middle ear includes the tympanic cavity and the three ossicles. The inner ear sits in the bony labyrinth, and...

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Middle ear

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hollow space of the middle ear is also known as the tympanic cavity and is surrounded by the tympanic part of the temporal bone. The auditory tube (also...

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Round window

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The visible central portion is concave (curved inwards) toward the tympanic cavity and convex (curved outwards) toward the cochlea; but towards the edges...

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Temporal bone

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and medial wall of the tympanic cavity. A second (opisthotic) appears at the promontory on the medial wall of the tympanic cavity and surrounds the fenestra...

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Aditus to mastoid antrum

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wall of the tympanic cavity by which the mastoid antrum (situated posteriorly) communicates with the epitympanic recess of the tympanic cavity (situated...

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Tympanic plexus

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The tympanic plexus is a nerve plexus within the tympanic cavity formed upon the promontory of tympanic cavity by the tympanic nerve (branch of the inferior...

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Lesser petrosal nerve

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the parotid gland from the tympanic plexus to the otic ganglion (where they synapse). It passes out of the tympanic cavity through the petrous part of...

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Eustachian tube

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and is about 12 mm in length. It begins in the anterior wall of the tympanic cavity, below the septum canalis musculotubarius, and, gradually narrowing...

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Petrotympanic fissure

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temporomandibular joint to the tympanic cavity. The mandibular fossa is bounded, in front, by the articular tubercle; behind, by the tympanic part of the bone, which...

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Incus

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the tympanic cavity. The incus is homologous to the quadrate bone found in other tetrapods. Vibrations in the middle ear are received via the tympanic membrane...

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Stylomastoid artery

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stylomastoid artery enters the stylomastoid foramen and supplies the tympanic cavity, the tympanic antrum and mastoid cells, and the semicircular canals. It is...

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Tympanic canaliculus

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the tympanic cavity. The canal gives passage to the tympanic nerve i.e. tympanic branch of glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX)), and inferior tympanic artery...

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Ligaments of malleus

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strand that crosses from the roof of the tympanic cavity to the head of the malleus. Auditory ossicles. Tympanic cavity. Deep dissection. "Auditory ossicles"...

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Mastoid part of the temporal bone

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cavity. It opens in front into that portion of the tympanic cavity which is known as the attic or epitympanic recess. The tympanic antrum is a cavity...

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Mastoid antrum

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The mastoid antrum (tympanic antrum, antrum mastoideum, Valsalva's antrum) is an air space in the petrous portion of the temporal bone, communicating posteriorly...

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Hemotympanum

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Hemotympanum, or hematotympanum, refers to the presence of blood in the tympanic cavity of the middle ear. Hemotympanum is often the result of basilar skull...

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Stapedius muscle

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eminence (a hollow, cone-shaped prominence in the posterior wall of the tympanic cavity), and inserts into the neck of the stapes. : 863  The stapedius is...

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Human embryonic development

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most of the tympanic cavity of the middle ear, and all of the Eustachian or auditory tube. The narrow auditory tube connects the tympanic cavity to the pharynx...

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Facial canal

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posterior wall.[citation needed] The tympanic segment is closely related to the posterior and medial walls of the tympanic cavity; it passes superior to the oval...

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Glossopharyngeal nerve

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bone and ascends via the inferior tympanic canaliculus to the tympanic cavity. Within the tympanic cavity the tympanic nerve forms a plexus on the surface...

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Facial nerve

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nerve innervate the lacrimal gland. In the tympanic segment, the facial nerve runs through the tympanic cavity, medial to the incus. The pyramidal eminence...

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Outline of human anatomy

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Inferior surface of petrous part Styloid process Stylomastoid foramen Tympanic cavity Mandibular fossa Articular tubercle Petrotympanic fissure Petrosquamous...

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Pyramidal eminence

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eminence is a hollow conical projection upon the posterior wall of the tympanic cavity of the middle ear. The stapedius muscle arises in the hollow of the...

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Caroticotympanic nerves

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canal to enter the tympanic cavity and participate in the formation of the tympanic plexus upon the promontory of tympanic cavity. They travel with the...

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