name	tympanic_cavity
namespace	http://cytomer.bioinf.med.uni-goettingen.de#
parent	 part_of_middle_ear 
ACC []	cy0000442
speciesNo []	86
organNo []	880
label [med]	Cavum tympani
comment [de]	Spaltförmiger, von Schleimhaut ausgekleideter lufthaltiger Raum im Schläfenbein zwischen Trommelfell und Labyrinth, schließt die Gehörknöchelchen ein. Die Tuba auditiva stellt die Verbindung zum Pharynx dar, außerdem gibt es eine Öfnung zur Warzenfortsatzhöhle.
nameMedicineSynonym []	Cavitas tympani, Cavitas tympanica
label [en]	Tympanic cavity
comment [en]	An air chamber in the temporal bone containing the ossicles; it is lined with mucous membrane and is continuous with the auditory tube anteriorly and the tympanic antrum and mastoid air cells posteriorly.
label [de]	Paukenhöhle
connectWith	lateral_ligament_of_malleus
hasPart	tegmental_wall_of_tympanic_cavity
hasPart	labyrinthine_wall_of_tympanic_cavity
differentiatedFrom	first_pharyngeal_pouch
hasPart	mastoid_antrum
hasPart	mastoid_wall_of_tympanic_cavity
connectWith	posterior_ligament_of_incus
hasPart	jugular_wall_of_tympanic_cavity
hasPart	carotid_wall_of_tympanic_cavity
hasPart	membranous_wall_of_tympanic_cavity