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    The torus tubarius (or torus of the auditory tube) is an elevation of the mucous membrane of the nasal part of the pharynx formed by the underlying base...
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    somewhat triangular in shape and bounded behind by a firm prominence, the torus tubarius or cushion, caused by the medial end of the cartilage of the tube that...
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    very close to the torus tubarius, which is why this tonsil is sometimes also called the tonsil of (the) torus tubarius. Equating the torus with its tonsil...
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    named for their location, being positioned in front of and over the torus tubarius. However, this finding from one study is yet to be confirmed. The two...
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  • Look up torus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A torus, pl. tori, is a type of surface. Torus may also refer to: Torus (album), a 2013 album by Sub...
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    its pharyngeal opening. Its origin creates the posterior welt of the torus tubarius. It ends distally by blending with the palatopharyngeus muscle. The...
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    of the nasal part of the pharynx, where it forms an elevation, the torus tubarius or cushion, behind the pharyngeal opening of the auditory tube. The...
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    glands vulva, vagina 41 Tubarial glands posterior nasopharynx, over the torus tubarius saliva 42 Uterine glands uterus histotroph (uterine milk) tubular 43...
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  • glands are found in the lateral walls of the nasopharynx overlying the torus tubarius. The tubarial salivary glands bind to PSMA, which is how they were discovered...
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    and CN X. (The nasopharynx above the pharyngotympanic tube and the torus tubarius is innervated by CN V2).[citation needed] Superior cervical ganglion...
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    ligament Incus superior ligament posterior ligament Stapes annular ligament Muscles stapedius tensor tympani Auditory tubeĀ / Eustachian tube Torus tubarius...
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