Related MeSH Hierarchy (6)
Anatomy [A] » Nervous System [A08] » Neurons » Neurons, Afferent » Sensory Receptor Cells » Chemoreceptor Cells » Paraganglia, Nonchromaffin » Glomus Tympanicum
Anatomy [A] » Cells [A11] » Neurons » Neurons, Afferent » Sensory Receptor Cells » Chemoreceptor Cells » Paraganglia, Nonchromaffin » Glomus Tympanicum
Anatomy [A] » Nervous System [A08] » Neurosecretory Systems » Glomus Tympanicum
Anatomy [A] » Nervous System [A08] » Peripheral Nervous System » Sensory Receptor Cells » Chemoreceptor Cells » Paraganglia, Nonchromaffin » Glomus Tympanicum
Anatomy [A] » Sense Organs [A09] » Ear » Ear, Middle » Glomus Tympanicum
Anatomy [A] » Endocrine System [A06] » Neurosecretory Systems » Glomus Tympanicum
Description
A highly vascular ovoid body of chemoreceptive tissue lying adjacent to the TYMPANIC CAVITY. It is derived from NEURAL CREST tissue and is considered part of the diffuse neuroendocrine system. It is the site of a rare neoplasm called a GLOMUS TYMPANICUM TUMOR. MeSH
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