epitympanic recess


recess

 [re´ses, re-ses´] a small, empty space or cavity.epitympanic recess a small upper space of the middle ear, containing the head of the malleus and the body of the incus. Called also attic and epitympanum.

ep·i·tym·pa·num

(ep'i-tim'pă-nŭm), The upper portion of the tympanic cavity or middle ear above the tympanic membrane; it contains the head of the malleus and the body of the incus. Synonym(s): epitympanic recess [TA], recessus epitympanicus [TA], attic, epitympanic space, Hyrtl epitympanic recess, tympanic attic

ep·i·tym·pan·ic re·cess

(ep'i-tim-pan'ik rē'ses) [TA] The upper portion of the tympanic cavity above the tympanic membrane; it contains the head of the malleus and the body of the incus.

Hyrtl,

Joseph, Austrian anatomist, 1810-1894. Hyrtl anastomosis - Synonym(s): Hyrtl loopHyrtl canalHyrtl epitympanic recess - the upper portion of the tympanic cavity above the tympanic membrane. Synonym(s): epitympanic recess; Hyrtl recessHyrtl foramen - an occasional foramen in the sphenoid bone through which passes the motor portion of the trigeminal nerve. Synonym(s): porus crotaphytico-buccinatoriusHyrtl loop - a communicating loop between the right and left hypoglossal nerves. Synonym(s): Hyrtl anastomosisHyrtl nerveHyrtl recess - Synonym(s): Hyrtl epitympanic recessHyrtl sphincter - a band, generally incomplete, of circular muscular fibers in the rectum about 10 cm above the anus (upper rectal ampulla).