Anatomy of the Eustachian Tube.

Anatomy of the Eustachian Tube.

Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2016 Jul 25;

Authors: Leuwer R

Abstract
The eustachian tube consists of 2 compartments: the Rüdinger's safety canal and the auxiliary gap. It is surrounded by a cartilaginous wall on the craniomedial side and a membranous wall on the inferolateral side. The eustachian tube cartilage is firmly attached to the skull base by the lateral and the medial suspensory ligaments, which are separated by the medial Ostmann fat pad. The function of the isometric tensor veli palatini muscle is modulated by hypomochlia, which have an influence on the muscular force vectors.

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