Eustachian tube

3.05  auditory tube; Eustachian tube. Tube that connects the middle ear with the nasal part of the pharynx. The auditory tube serves to equalize air pressure on the two sides of the tympanic membrane, i.e., middle ear pressure and ambient...

auditory tube

3.05  auditory tube; Eustachian tube. Tube that connects the middle ear with the nasal part of the pharynx. The auditory tube serves to equalize air pressure on the two sides of the tympanic membrane, i.e., middle ear pressure and ambient...

ossicles

3.04  auditory ossicles; ossicles. Three small bones in the middle ear; i.e., the malleus, the incus and the stapes. These bones transmit mechanical vibrations from the tympanic membrane to the oval window of the...

auditory ossicles

3.04  auditory ossicles; ossicles. Three small bones in the middle ear; i.e., the malleus, the incus and the stapes. These bones transmit mechanical vibrations from the tympanic membrane to the oval window of the...