A child diagnosed with purulent inflammation of the middle ear was brought to the otolaryngology department. The disease started with the inflammation of the nasopharynx. It was determined that the infection had reached the tympanic cavity through the eustachian tube that is located in the:

Answer options

1. ?analis caroticus
2. ?analiculus tympanicus
3. ?analiculi carotic? tympanici
4. ?analiculus chordae tympani
5. Canalis musculotubarius

Explanation

A child diagnosed with purulent inflammation of the middle ear was brought to the otolaryngology department. The disease started with the inflammation of the nasopharynx. It was determined that the infection had reached the tympanic cavity through the eustachian tube that is located in the:Canals musculo-tubarius. It hosts both eustachian tube and tensor tympani muscle hence the name Musculo tubular canal in the temporal bone.