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]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eustachian_tube FMA:FMA ]
Synonyms: tuba auditiva auditory tube tuba auditoria pharyngo-tympanic tube internal auditory tube
Term information
- Wikipedia:Eustachian_tube
- AAO:0011016
- VHOG:0001145
- AAO:0000146
- EV:0100359
- EMAPA:17601
- GAID:869
- NCIT:C12500
- FMA:9705
- XAO:0000213
- MA:0000255
uberon_slim, pheno_slim, organ_slim
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
tuba pharyngotympanica
eustachian tube
tuba auditiva; tuba auditoria; tuba auditivea
Term relations
- organ
- has part some pharyngotympanic tube epithelium
- has developmental contribution from some tubotympanic recess epithelium
- part of some middle ear