Structure of tensor tympani muscle

Known as: Tympani, Tensor, Tensor Tympani, Musculus tensor tympani 
A short muscle that arises from the pharyngotympanic tube (EUSTACHIAN TUBE) and inserts into the handle of the MALLEUS. This muscle pulls the handle… (More)
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2013
2013
Effects of tensor tympani muscle contraction on the middle ear and markers of a contracted muscle.
OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Many otologic disorders have been attributed to dysfunction of the tensor tympani muscle, including… (More)
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2012
Highly Cited
2012
Quantitative X-ray Tomography of the Mouse Cochlea
Imaging with hard X-rays allows visualizing cochlear structures while maintaining intrinsic qualities of the tissue, including… (More)
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2009
2009
Endoscopic approach to tensor fold in patients with attic cholesteatoma.
CONCLUSION The endoscopic approach to attic cholesteatoma allows clear observation of the tensor fold area and consequently… (More)
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2004
Highly Cited
2004
Development and evaluation of an improved cochlear implant electrode design for electric acoustic stimulation.
OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to assess the intracochlear position and the extent of trauma to cochlear structures… (More)
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1999
Highly Cited
1999
Stable propagation of synchronous spiking in cortical neural networks
The classical view of neural coding has emphasized the importance of information carried by the rate at which neurons discharge… (More)
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1998
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1998
Observing middle and inner ear mechanics with novel intracochlear pressure sensors.
Intracochlear pressure was measured in vivo in the base of the gerbil cochlea. The measurements were made over a wide range of… (More)
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1996
1996
Steady-state sinusoidal velocity responses of the basilar membrane in guinea pig.
This report provides a detailed analysis of tone-evoked velocity responses of basilar membrane (BM) motion measured in the basal… (More)
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1996
Highly Cited
1996
Improved and simplified methods for specifying positions of the electrode bands of a cochlear implant array.
OBJECTIVE To develop techniques for measuring the positions of the individual electrodes of a multiple channel cochlear implant… (More)
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1978
1978
Morphology of tensor veli palatini, tensor tympani, and dilatator tubae muscles.
The relationships among the paratubal muscles were studied in human fetal and adult Eustachian tubes. That which has, in recent… (More)
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1969
1969
The occurrence, structure and innervation of slow and twitch muscle fibres in the tensor tympani and stapedius of the cat.
1. The muscle fibres of the tensor tympani and stapedius of the cat have been examined in the light microscope in teased… (More)
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