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pharyngotympanic tube

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Organ with organ cavity which connects the cavity of the middle ear to the cavity of the pharynx. Examples: There are only two pharyngotympanic tubes, the right and the left pharyngotympanic tubes.[FMA]. [ FMA:FMA http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eustachian_tube ]

Synonyms: tuba auditiva, auditory tube, tuba auditoria, pharyngo-tympanic tube, internal auditory tube

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uberon_slim, pheno_slim, organ_slim

UBPROP 0000001

Furrow on the ventral surface of the otic capsule, and occasionally also the parasphenoid, that houses the Eustachian tube.[AAO], The narrow channel connecting the nasopharynx and the middle ear. [TFD][VHOG]

UBPROP 0000002

relationship loss: part_of braincase and otic capsule skeleton (AAO:0000052)[AAO]

UBPROP 0000003

The tympanic cavity and auditory tube of an amniote develop from the first embryonic pharyngeal pouch, so they are homologous to the first gill pouch, or spiracle, of a fish. We are uncertain whether this homology strictly applies to the middle ear cavity and auditory tube of lissamphibians, which show certain peculiarities in their development.[uncertain][VHOG]

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/40/Ear-anatomy-text-small-en.svg

editor note

we follow FMA in making this an organ, but include a separate class for the part that is epithelium, which is equivalent to the EHDAA2 structure. From this we infer the developmental relationship

has related synonym

tuba pharyngotympanica, eustachian tube, tuba auditiva; tuba auditoria; tuba auditivea

id

UBERON:0002393

prefLabel

Pharyngotympanic tube, pharyngotympanic tube