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Musculoskeletal System > Muscles > Muscle, Striated > Muscle, Skeletal > Tensor Tympani
Tissues > Muscles > Muscle, Striated > Muscle, Skeletal > Tensor Tympani
Sense Organs > Ear > Ear, Middle > Tensor Tympani
Body Regions > Head > Ear > Ear, Middle > Tensor Tympani

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Tensor Tympani  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Note

  • /growth: coordinate with MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; /embryol: coordinate with MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT if pertinent

Scope note

  • A short muscle that arises from the pharyngotympanic tube (EUSTACHIAN TUBE) and inserts into the handle of the MALLEUS. This muscle pulls the handle medially thus controlling the tension and movement of TYMPANIC MEMBRANE.

History note

  • 91(63); was see under TYMPANIC MEMBRANE 1963-90

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D013719

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