Bony part of pharyngotympanic tube

System Sensory (Ear)
SNOMED CT 362563007

Bony part of pharyngotympanic tube

Definition

The bony part of pharyngotympanic tube is about 12 mm. in length. It begins in the carotid wall of the tympanic cavity, below the septum canalis musculotubarii, and, gradually narrowing, ends at the angle of junction of the squama and the petrous portion of the temporal bone, its extremity presenting a jagged margin which serves for the attachment of the cartilaginous portion.

Also known as bony part of auditory tube, bony part of eustachian tube, osseous portion of eustachian tube, pars ossea (tuba auditiva), pars ossea (tuba auditoria) — per UBERON

The Bony part of pharyngotympanic tube is a part of the Sensory (Ear).

Also identified as