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42 relations: Aditus to mastoid antrum, Anatomical terms of location, Carotid canal, Chorda tympani, Cranial cavity, Deep petrosal nerve, Ear canal, Eardrum, Eustachian tube, Facial nerve, Gray's Anatomy, Incus, Inner ear, Internal carotid artery, Ligaments of malleus, Malleus, Mastoid antrum, Maxillary artery, Middle ear, Ossicles, Outer ear, Oval window, Petrosquamous suture, Petrotympanic fissure, Petrous part of the temporal bone, Pharyngeal pouch (embryology), Prominence of facial canal, Promontory of tympanic cavity, Pyramidal eminence, Round window, Sound, Squamous part of temporal bone, Stapes, Sternum, Stylomastoid artery, Stylomastoid foramen, Temporal bone, Tensor tympani muscle, Tympanic cavity, Tympanic nerve, Tympanocentesis, Tympanoplasty.
Aditus to mastoid antrum
The aditus to mastoid antrum (otomastoid foramen or entrance or aperture to the mastoid antrum) is a large irregular cavity that leads backward from the epitympanic recess into a considerable air space named the tympanic or mastoid antrum.
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Anatomical terms of location
Standard anatomical terms of location deal unambiguously with the anatomy of animals, including humans.
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Carotid canal
The carotid canal is the passageway in the temporal bone through which the internal carotid artery enters the middle cranial fossa from the neck.
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Chorda tympani
The chorda tympani is a branch of the facial nerve that originates from the taste buds in the front of the tongue, runs through the middle ear, and carries taste messages to the brain.
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Cranial cavity
The cranial cavity, also known as intracranial space, is the space within the skull.
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Deep petrosal nerve
The deep petrosal nerve (large deep petrosal nerve) is given off from the internal carotid plexus, and runs through the carotid canal lateral to the internal carotid artery.
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Ear canal
The ear canal (external acoustic meatus, external auditory meatus, EAM; meatus acusticus externus) is a tube running from the outer ear to the middle ear.
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Eardrum
In the anatomy of humans and various other tetrapods, the eardrum, also called the tympanic membrane or myringa, is a thin, cone-shaped membrane that separates the external ear from the middle ear.
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Eustachian tube
The Eustachian tube, also known as the auditory tube or pharyngotympanic tube, is a tube that links the nasopharynx to the middle ear.
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Facial nerve
The facial nerve is the seventh cranial nerve, or simply cranial nerve VII.
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Gray's Anatomy
Gray's Anatomy is an English-language textbook of human anatomy originally written by Henry Gray and illustrated by Henry Vandyke Carter.
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Incus
The anvil or incus is a bone in the middle ear.
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Inner ear
The inner ear (internal ear, auris interna) is the innermost part of the vertebrate ear.
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Internal carotid artery
The internal carotid artery is a major paired artery, one on each side of the head and neck, in human anatomy.
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Ligaments of malleus
The ligaments of malleus are three ligaments that attach the malleus in the middle ear.
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Malleus
The malleus or hammer is a hammer-shaped small bone or ossicle of the middle ear which connects with the incus and is attached to the inner surface of the eardrum.
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Mastoid antrum
The mastoid antrum (tympanic antrum, antrum mastoideum, Valsalva's antrum) is an air space in the petrous portion of the temporal bone, communicating posteriorly with the mastoid cells and anteriorly with the epitympanic recess of the middle ear via the aditus to mastoid antrum (entrance to the mastoid antrum).
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Maxillary artery
The maxillary artery supplies deep structures of the face.
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Middle ear
The middle ear is the portion of the ear internal to the eardrum, and external to the oval window of the inner ear.
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Ossicles
The ossicles (also called auditory ossicles) are three bones in either middle ear that are among the smallest bones in the human body.
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Outer ear
The outer ear, external ear, or auris externa is the external portion of the ear, which consists of the auricle (also pinna) and the ear canal.
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Oval window
The oval window (or fenestra vestibuli) is a membrane-covered opening that leads from the middle ear to the vestibule of the inner ear.
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Petrosquamous suture
The petrosquamous suture is a cranial suture between the petrous portion and the squama of the temporal bone.
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Petrotympanic fissure
The petrotympanic fissure (also known as the squamotympanic fissure or the glaserian fissure) is a fissure in the temporal bone that runs from the temporomandibular joint to the tympanic cavity.
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Petrous part of the temporal bone
The petrous part of the temporal bone is pyramid-shaped and is wedged in at the base of the skull between the sphenoid and occipital bones.
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Pharyngeal pouch (embryology)
In the embryonic development of vertebrates, pharyngeal pouches form on the endodermal side between the pharyngeal arches.
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Prominence of facial canal
The prominence of the facial canal (prominence of aqueduct of Fallopius) indicates the position of the bony facial canal in which the facial nerve is contained; this canal traverses the medial wall of the tympanic cavity above the oval window, and behind this it curves nearly vertically downward along the posterior wall.
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Promontory of tympanic cavity
The promontory of the tympanic cavity, also known as the cochlear promontory is a rounded hollow prominence, formed by the projection outward of the first turn of the cochlea.
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Pyramidal eminence
The pyramidal eminence (pyramid) is situated immediately behind the fenestra vestibuli (oval window), and in front of the vertical portion of the facial canal; it is hollow, and contains the Stapedius muscle; its summit projects forward toward the fenestra vestibuli, and is pierced by a small aperture which transmits the tendon of the muscle.
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Round window
The round window is one of the two openings from the middle ear into the inner ear.
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Sound
In physics, sound is a vibration that typically propagates as an audible wave of pressure, through a transmission medium such as a gas, liquid or solid.
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Squamous part of temporal bone
The squamous part of temporal bone, or temporal squama, forms the front and upper part of the temporal bone, and is scale-like, thin, and translucent.
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Stapes
The stapes or stirrup is a bone in the middle ear of humans and other mammals which is involved in the conduction of sound vibrations to the inner ear.
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Sternum
The sternum or breastbone is a long flat bone located in the center of the chest.
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Stylomastoid artery
The stylomastoid artery enters the stylomastoid foramen and supplies the tympanic cavity, the tympanic antrum and mastoid cells, and the semicircular canals.
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Stylomastoid foramen
Between the styloid and mastoid processes of the temporal bone is the stylomastoid foramen It is the termination of the facial canal, and transmits the facial nerve and stylomastoid artery.
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Temporal bone
The temporal bones are situated at the sides and base of the skull, and lateral to the temporal lobes of the cerebral cortex.
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Tensor tympani muscle
The tensor tympani is a muscle within the ear, located in the bony canal above the osseous portion of the auditory tube.
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Tympanic cavity
The tympanic cavity is a small cavity surrounding the bones of the middle ear.
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Tympanic nerve
The tympanic nerve (nerve of Jacobson) is a branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve found near the ear.
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Tympanocentesis
Tympanocentesis is the drainage of fluid from the middle ear usually caused by otitis media, by using a small-gauge needle to puncture the tympanic membrane, also known as the eardrum.
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Tympanoplasty
Tympanoplasty is the surgical operation performed for the reconstruction of the eardrum (tympanic membrane) and/or the small bones of the middle ear (ossicles).
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tympanic_cavity
