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Tensor Tympani

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Abstract

Three bifurcated tensor tympani muscles have been reported. Middle ear muscle variations have a reported incidence of about 5.6% (Wright and Eitholm). See also m. Stapedius .

Three bifurcated tensor tympani muscles have been reported.

Middle ear muscle variations have a reported incidence of about 5.6% (Wright and Eitholm).

Anatomical classification

Systems:: Muscular system

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Translation

Italian translation of «Tensor Tympani — Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus I: Muscular System» by Ronald A. Bergman, Adel K. Afifi, Ryosuke Miyauchi. Source: https://www.anatomyatlases.org/AnatomicVariants/MuscularSystem/Text/T/14Tensor.shtml Original work distributed under the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.it). Translation by Redazione AIVA. Changes from the original: Traduzione italiana del testo originale inglese, che resta consultabile nella versione inglese di questa pagina. Il contenuto è stato riorganizzato nel formato scheda del portale (sintesi, testo, riferimenti) senza modificarne le affermazioni. Le figure non sono state copiate: sono collegate alla pagina d’origine. This publication is not approved or endorsed by the authors of the original work.

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