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What is the structure leading from the middle ear to the pharynx?
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What respiratory structure communicate with the middle ear by the eustachian tube?
Pharynx
What connects your throat and your middle ear?
The eustachian tube joins the middle ear to the pharynx at the back of the throat.
Eustachian tube drains into what structure?
The eustachian tube connects the throat to the inner ear and equalises the inner and outer ear pressure. It is this which causes the pop! when you fly in an aircraft and you swallow. The pop is the eustachian tube clearing.
What problems will occur if auditory tubes do not function well in a child?
Auditory tube or Eustachian tube connect the middle aer cavity to the pharynx. It helps in regulating the pressure in the middle ear. If it does not function well, then the ear drum can be damaged or get perforated with sound of high intensity. It can easily get choked in upper respiratory tract infection, leading to otitis media frequently.
Which is a structure in the middle ear that can be partially visualized during otoscopy?
malleus
What respiratory structure communicate with the middle ear by the eustachian tube?
Pharynx
What is the structure of the nasopharynx that represents the anterior end of the narrow duct between the middle ear and the pharynx?
Auditory tube
What does it mean if one tonsil is swollen and the other is not and the side that is swollen hurts al the way up into the ear?
tonsils are a pair structure in the region between mouth and pharynx, usually both of them are inflamed and swollen together but occasionally not. There is a tube or a tunnel like structure which is connecting pharynx to the middle ear to equalize pressure by changing in the amount of air within it, when there is some problem in the pharynx like tonsillitis this pain radiate to middle ear and sometimes involved it.
What connects your throat and your middle ear?
The eustachian tube joins the middle ear to the pharynx at the back of the throat.
Where do the Eustachian tubes lead in a frog?
Eustachian tubes lead to the eardrum. The name for the throat of the from is the gullet.
What is the pharyngotympanic tube and what is its purpose?
pharyngotympanic ( pharyn: pharynx, go, tympanic:middle ear) is also called Eustachian tube or Auditory tube. this tube is the connection between the middle ear to pharynx (nasal cavity). the functions are: 1- the equalizing pressure between the middle ear and the atmosphere. 2-drains mucus from the middle ear.
Internal structure of ear?
The internal structure of the ear is fairly simple. There is an eardrum, and also tubes leading to the ear drum from the outside of the ear.
What two body parts are connected by the eustachian tube?
the eustachian tube connects the pharynx to the middle ear
Where is the pharyngeal tympanic area located?
This is an embryonic structure that will form the pharynx (throat) and the tympanic membrane (ear drum)
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.
Eustachian tube drains into what structure?
The eustachian tube connects the throat to the inner ear and equalises the inner and outer ear pressure. It is this which causes the pop! when you fly in an aircraft and you swallow. The pop is the eustachian tube clearing.
What cavity contains tiny bones that transmit sounds vibrations to the organ of hearing in the inner ear?
Middle ear. It is attached to pharynx via eustachian tube.
