Tympanopharyngeal Tube

***Tympanopharynx tubes*** - see Auditory tubes The tympanopharynx tract (pseudopharynx, Latin “false larynx” from the Greek περιφαρα - “nearby”) or pseudopharynx is a short tubular canal connecting the external auditory canal with the anterior the surface of the epiglottis at the level of the junction of its sublingual and arytenoid folds. The tympanopharyngeal tube contains the *tympanic cavity* and the *superior bulb of the sternothyroid trunk*. The submucosal opening leads from the tympanic cavity to the tympanic part of the pharynx. The stay in the cavity of this pipe reaches 20 seconds.