Sulcus of auditory tube

Sulcus of auditory tube
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Identifiers
Latin	sulcus tubae auditivae, sulcus tubae auditoriae
TA98	A02.1.05.041
TA2	627
FMA	75761
Anatomical terms of bone [edit on Wikidata]

The lateral half of the great wing of the sphenoid bone articulates, by means of a synchondrosis, with the petrous part of the temporal bone. Between these two bones on the under surface of the skull, is a furrow, the 'sulcus of auditory tubule, for the lodgement of the cartilaginous part of the auditory tube.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 150 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)