Tensor Tympani
"Tensor Tympani" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D013719
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.633.567.975 A09.246.397.749
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| Concept/Terms |
Tensor Tympani- Tensor Tympani
- Tensor Tympanus
- Tympani, Tensor
- Tympanus, Tensor
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tensor Tympani" by people in Profiles.
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Jones HG, Greene NT, Ahroon WA. Human middle-ear muscles rarely contract in anticipation of acoustic impulses: Implications for hearing risk assessments. Hear Res. 2019 07; 378:53-62.
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Ishii M, Igarashi M, Jenkins HA. Volumetric analysis of the tympanic isthmus in human temporal bones. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1987 Apr; 113(4):401-4.
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Stach BA, Jerger JF, Jenkins HA. The human acoustic tensor tympani reflex. A case report. Scand Audiol. 1984; 13(2):93-9.