Sulcus of auditory tube
Appearance
(Redirected from Sulcus tubae auditoriae)
Sulcus of auditory tube | |
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Details | |
Identifiers | |
Latin | sulcus tubae auditivae, sulcus tubae auditoriae |
TA98 | A02.1.05.041 |
TA2 | 627 |
FMA | 75761 |
Anatomical terms of bone |
The lateral half of the great wing of the sphenoid bone articulates, by means of a synchondrosis, with the petrous part of the temporal bone. Between these two bones on the under surface of the skull, is a furrow, the 'sulcus of auditory tubule, for the lodgement of the cartilaginous part of the auditory tube.
References
[edit] This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 150 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)