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*posteriorly, the vertical fold of mucous membrane, the [[salpingopharyngeal fold]], stretches from the lower part of the torus tubarius; it contains the [[Salpingopharyngeus muscle]] which originates from the superior border of the medial lamina of the cartilage of the auditory tube,<ref name="test">[http://archotol.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=574345 FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY OF THE EUSTACHIAN TUBE. CLEVELAND S. SIMKINS, PH.D. Arch Otolaryngol. 1943;38(5):476-484.]</ref> and passes downward and blends with the posterior fasciculus of the [[palatopharyngeus muscle]].
*posteriorly, the vertical fold of mucous membrane, the [[salpingopharyngeal fold]], stretches from the lower part of the torus tubarius; it contains the [[Salpingopharyngeus muscle]] which originates from the superior border of the medial lamina of the cartilage of the auditory tube,<ref name="test">[http://archotol.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=574345 FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY OF THE EUSTACHIAN TUBE. CLEVELAND S. SIMKINS, PH.D. Arch Otolaryngol. 1943;38(5):476-484.]</ref> and passes downward and blends with the posterior fasciculus of the [[palatopharyngeus muscle]].
*anteriorly, the second and smaller fold, the [[salpingopalatine fold]], smaller than the salpingopharyngeal fold, contains some fibers of muscle, called ''salpingopalatine muscle'' by Simkins (1943),<ref name="test" /> it stretches from the superior border of lateral lamina of the cartilage, anteroinferiorly, to the back of the hard palate. The [[tensor veli palatini]] does not contribute to the fold, since the origin is deep to the cartilaginous opening.
*anteriorly, the second and smaller fold, the [[salpingopalatine fold]], smaller than the salpingopharyngeal fold, contains some fibers of muscle, called ''salpingopalatine muscle'' by Simkins (1943),<ref name="test" /> it stretches from the superior border of lateral lamina of the cartilage, anteroinferiorly, to the back of the hard palate. The [[tensor veli palatini]] does not contribute to the fold, since the origin is deep to the cartilaginous opening.

==See also==
* [[Tubarial salivary gland]]


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 06:30, 31 October 2020

Torus tubarius
Auditory tube, laid open by a cut in its long axis (torus tubarius not labeled)
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Identifiers
LatinTorus tubarius
TA98A05.3.01.012
TA22868
FMA54993
Anatomical terminology

The base of the cartilaginous portion of the auditory tube (eustachian tube, pharyngotympanic tube) lies directly under the mucous membrane of the nasal part of the pharynx, where it forms an elevation, the torus tubarius, the torus of the auditory tube, or cushion, behind the pharyngeal orifice of the tube. The torus tubarius is very close to the tubal tonsil,[1] which is sometimes also called the tonsil of (the) torus tubarius.[2] Equating the torus with its tonsil however might be seen as incorrect or imprecise.

Two folds run posteriorly and anteriorly:

  • posteriorly, the vertical fold of mucous membrane, the salpingopharyngeal fold, stretches from the lower part of the torus tubarius; it contains the Salpingopharyngeus muscle which originates from the superior border of the medial lamina of the cartilage of the auditory tube,[3] and passes downward and blends with the posterior fasciculus of the palatopharyngeus muscle.
  • anteriorly, the second and smaller fold, the salpingopalatine fold, smaller than the salpingopharyngeal fold, contains some fibers of muscle, called salpingopalatine muscle by Simkins (1943),[3] it stretches from the superior border of lateral lamina of the cartilage, anteroinferiorly, to the back of the hard palate. The tensor veli palatini does not contribute to the fold, since the origin is deep to the cartilaginous opening.

See also

References

Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1043 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

  • Anatomy photo:31:14-0102 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center
  • MedEd at Loyola grossanatomy/dissector/labs/h_n/nasal/na4_1.html
  • "Anatomy diagram: 25420.000-1". Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator. Elsevier. Archived from the original on 2015-02-26.