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the Eustachian tube (a.k.a. the pharyngotympanic tube)
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What connects your throat and your middle ear?
The eustachian tube joins the middle ear to the pharynx at the back of the throat.
An ear infection following an illness such as a cold has passed from the throat through the auditory tube to the?
Middle Ear
Where does the auditory tube leads to?
In humans, the eustachian tube connects the middle ear to a section of the throat known as the pharynx. These tubes are normally closed, but they can open to allow middle ear pressure to reach equilibrium with atmospheric pressure (think of the pops you hear when you drive up a mountain or go up in a plane). They also serve to drain mucus from the middle ear.
What is the function of the tube that leads from the middle ear to the throat?
The Eustachian joins the ear to the throat
Can strep throat cause an earache?
Yes, as the pain from the throat and/or tonsils can be referred to the ear, or the ear itself can become infected along with the throat infection caused by strep. Swelling in the Eustachian tube between the middle ear and throat can cause fluid and pressure to build up in the middle ear causing pain as well.
What is the passageway that allows air to pass into the middle ear?
The auditory tube (aka Eustachian tube) opens at one end in the middle ear and the other end in the pharynx (throat). It is important in maintaining the correct air pressure in the middle ear, but it is also the means of bacteria getting up into the middle ear and causing earaches or otitis media.
Can an ear infection lead to a sore throat?
Otitis media (middle ear infection) is usually associated with upper respiratory infections -- pharyngitis, laryngitis (sore throat). The ear has a tube, the eustachian tube, that connects the middle ear with the oropharynx (very back of throat, behind uvula) to maintain pressure equilibrium with atmospheric conditions. Sometimes the infection in the middle ear can drain through that tube and irritate the throat...OR the infection starts lower in the throat or lungs and can ascend through this tube and cause an ear infection.
What connects the middle ear to the throat helps equalize middle ear pressure?
Eustachian tube which runs to your nose. I believe the correct answer is the Pharyngotympanic (auditory) tube
Which structures are important in maintaining equal atmospheric pressure within the middle ear?
The eustacean tubes are what allow your middle ear to equalize to atmospheric pressure. They connect your ear to your throat.
What is located between the middle ear and the throat and serves to equalize pressure on both sides of the eardrum?
The Eustachian tube
What is a human tube?
This is the tube that connects the ear with the throat. Its function is to equalize air pressure on both sides of the eardrum to keep the eardrum from rupturing and to reduce pain that may be felt when air pressure is reduced. When a person yawns or swallows, the eustachian tube opens, and some of the air in the middle ear may pass into the throat, adjusting the pressure in the middle ear to match the pressure in the outer ear.
The eustachian tube connects what two structures?
The function of the Eustachian tube is to help equalize pressure on either side of the eardrum. It connects the middle ear to the nasopharynx which is the area of the upper throat behind the nose.
