Eustachian tube

tube found in the middle ear which equalises pressure and drains mucus, connecting the middle ear to the throat
Thing chiral_organ_type Q320561
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Eustachian tube

Summary

Eustachian tube is a chiral organ type[1]. It draws 1,339 Wikipedia views per month (chiral_organ_type category, ranking #1 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • Eustachian tube's instance of is recorded as chiral organ type[3].
  • Eustachian tube's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity[4].
  • Bartolomeo Eustachi is named after Eustachian tube[5].
  • Eustachian tube is a type of organ with organ cavity[6].
  • Eustachian tube is a type of particular anatomical entity[7].
  • Eustachian tube's Commons category is recorded as Eustachian tube[8].
  • Eustachian tube's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Eustachian tube[9].
  • Eustachian tube's Commons gallery is recorded as Eustachian tube[10].
  • Eustachian tube's described by source is recorded as Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[11].
  • Eustachian tube's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • Eustachian tube's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • Eustachian tube's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • Eustachian tube's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C12500[15].
  • Eustachian tube's studied by is recorded as audiology[16].
  • Eustachian tube's studied by is recorded as otolaryngology[17].
  • Eustachian tube's studied by is recorded as otology[18].
  • Eustachian tube's connects with is recorded as nasopharynx[19].
  • Eustachian tube's connects with is recorded as tympanic cavity[20].
  • Eustachian tube's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Hearing Health[21].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chiral organ type[3] and class of anatomical entity[4]. Recorded subclass of include organ with organ cavity[6] and particular anatomical entity[7].

Origins

Bartolomeo Eustachi is named after Eustachian tube[5].

Why It Matters

Eustachian tube draws 1,339 Wikipedia views per month (chiral_organ_type category, ranking #1 of 4).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . bartleby.com. Retrieved . bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Sabrina2026 · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) 1975026
    Image Place-de-la-trompe-d'Eustache-Schema.jpg
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