Mrs. Kinder is a 39-year-old patient who presents to the office with complaints of an earache
In explaining to the patient about the function of her ears, which ear structure would you tell her is responsible for equalizing atmospheric pressure when swallowing, sneezing, or yawning? a. Eustachian tube
b. Inner ear
c. Pars flaccida
d. Triangular fossa
A
The eustachian tube is a cartilaginous and bony passageway between the nasopharynx and mid-dle ear that opens briefly to equalize the middle ear pressure with that of the atmospheric pres-sure when swallowing, yawning, or sneezing.
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