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(neuroanatomy) A nerve plexus of the middle ear that is formed by the tympanic nerve and two or three filaments from the carotid plexus, sends fibers to the mucous membranes of the middle ear, the eustachian tube, and the mastoid cells, and gives off the lesser petrosal nerve to the otic ganglion.
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tympanic plexus
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tympanic plexus
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中耳に位置する神経叢で、鼓膜神経と頸動脈神経叢からの2~3本の枝によって形成され、中耳、耳管、乳突細胞の粘膜に線維を送る神経叢。小岩介神経を耳介神経節に供給する。
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