abstract:The tensor tympani, the larger of the two muscles of the tympanic cavity (the other being the stapedius), is contained in the bony canal above the osseous portion of the auditory tube. Its role is to dampen sounds, such as those produced from chewing.
The tensor tympanimuscle, middle meningealartery and mandibularnervearegoodlandmarks to predictandidentify the horizontal segment of the internal carotid artery.