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Torus tubarius
Torus tubarius
	Auditory tube, laid open by a cut in its long axis (torus tubarius not labeled)
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Latin	torus tubarius
TA98	A05.3.01.012
TA2	2868
FMA	54993
	Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

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 of the cartilaginous portion of the Eustachian tube (auditory tube). The torus tubarius is situated behind the pharyngeal orifice of the auditory tube.^[1]

The torus tubarius is very close to the tubal tonsil,^[1] which is sometimes also referred to as the tonsil of (the) torus tubarius.^[2] Two folds run anteriorly and posteriorly to the torus tubarius: the salpingopalatine fold (anteriorly), and the salpingopharyngeal fold (posteriorly).

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^ ^a ^b "The Pharynx".
^ "Tonsil of torus tubarius = tubal tonsil in Arabic - Translation and Meaning in English Arabic Dictionary of All terms Page 1".

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MedEd at Loyola grossanatomy/dissector/labs/h_n/nasal/na4_1.html
"Anatomy diagram: 25420.000-1". Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator. Elsevier. Archived from the original on 2015-02-26.

[:0-1] "The Pharynx".

[2] "Tonsil of torus tubarius = tubal tonsil in Arabic - Translation and Meaning in English Arabic Dictionary of All terms Page 1".

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