| Descriptor English: | Tensor Tympani | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Tensor del Tímpano
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Tensor de Tímpano | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Muscle tenseur du tympan | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Tensor Tympanus Tympani, Tensor Tympanus, Tensor |
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| Tree number(s): |
A02.633.567.975 A09.246.397.749 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013719 | ||||||
| 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. |
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| Annotation: | /growth: coordinate with MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; /embryol: coordinate with MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT if pertinent |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
AB abnormalities AH anatomy & histology BS blood supply CH chemistry CY cytology DE drug effects DG diagnostic imaging EM embryology EN enzymology GD growth & development IM immunology IN injuries IR innervation ME metabolism MI microbiology PA pathology PH physiology PP physiopathology PS parasitology RE radiation effects SU surgery TR transplantation UL ultrastructure VI virology |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 91; was see under TYMPANIC MEMBRANE 1963-90 |
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| History Note: | 91(63); was see under TYMPANIC MEMBRANE 1963-90 |
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| DeCS ID: | 14097 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D013719 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | WV 230 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1991/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2008/07/08 |
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ANATOMY
Sense Organs [A09]Sense Organs
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Tensor Tympani
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| Concept UI |
M0021168 |
| 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. |
| Preferred term | Tensor Tympani |
| Entry term(s) |
Tensor Tympanus Tympani, Tensor Tympanus, Tensor |
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