Eustachian Tube Function

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Part of book or chapter of book 01 Oct 2016 Belgium English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, volume 49, pages 1,121-1,133 (issn: 0030-6665,

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Authors: Ars, Bernard; Dirckx, Joris;

doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2016.05.003

pmid: 27468632

handle: 10067/1367570151162165141

Eustachian Tube Function

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Abstract

The fibrocartilaginous eustachian tube is part of a system of contiguous organs including the nose, palate, rhinopharynx, and middle ear cleft. The middle ear cleft consists of the tympanic cavity, which includes the bony eustachian tube (protympanum) and the mastoid gas cells system. The tympanic cavity and mastoid gas cells are interconnected and allow gaseous exchange and pressure regulation. The fibrocartilaginous eustachian tube is a complex organ consisting of a dynamic conduit with its mucosa, cartilage, surrounding soft tissue, peritubal muscles (ie, tensor and levator veli palatine, salpingopharyngeus and tensor tympani), and superior bony support (the sphenoid sulcus).

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Belgium

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University of Antwerp
Belgium
University of Namur
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Keywords

Central Nervous System, Mucous Membrane, Nitrogen, Physics, Eustachian Tube, Ear, Middle, Carbon Dioxide, Oxygen, Peripheral Nervous System, Pressure, Humans, Argon

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