sulcus for auditory tube — s. tubae auditivae … Medical dictionary
groove for auditory tube — sulcus tubae auditivae … Medical dictionary
Sulcus — From the Latin for a groove, furrow, or trench. In medicine, there are many sulci (plural of sulcus) as, for example, the superior pulmonary sulcus. * * * 1. [TA] One of the grooves or furrows on the surface of the brain, bounding the several… … Medical dictionary
sulcus tubae auditivae — [TA] sulcus for pharyngotympanic tube: a groove on the medial part of the base of the spine of the sphenoid bone; it lodges a portion of the cartilaginous part of the pharyngotympanic tube. Called also s. tubae auditoriae [TA alternative], and… … Medical dictionary
Auditory system — The auditory system is the sensory system for the sense of hearing. Ear Outer ear The folds of cartilage surrounding the ear canal are called the pinna. Sound waves are reflected and attenuated when they hit the pinna, and these changes provide… … Wikipedia
Bone — This article is about the skeletal organ. For other uses, see Bone (disambiguation) and Bones (disambiguation). For the tissue, see Osseous tissue. Drawing of a human femur Bones are rigid organs that constitute part of the endoskeleton of… … Wikipedia
Cochlear aqueduct — Bone: Aqueduct of cochlea Left temporal bone. Inferior surface. (Aquæductus cochleæ labeled at left, fifth from the top.) Latin a. cochleae Gray s … Wikipedia
Mastoid cells — Coronal section of right temporal bone. (Mastoid cells labeled at bottom left.) Latin cellulae mastoideae Gray s … Wikipedia
Mastoid antrum — Bone: Mastoid antrum Coronal section of right temporal bone. ( Tympanic antrum labeled at upper left.) … Wikipedia
Ethmoid sinus — Bone: Ethmoid sinus Paranasal sinuses … Wikipedia
