Hiraide F, Inouye T
J Laryngol Otol. 1983 Feb;97(2):149-57. doi: 10.1017/s0022215100093920.
The distribution pattern of ciliated cells and goblet cells in the mucosa of the normal adult human eustachian tube has been determined by means of SEM. In general, the density of the ciliated cells decreased from the pharyngeal to the tympanic orifice, and from the tubal floor to its roof. Most ciliated cells possessed about 100-200 cilia, and the average length of the cilia was approximately 8 mu. It is interesting to note that their number and length had a tendency to diminish towards the tympanic orifice of the tube. The ciliated epithelial cells at the tubal floor and lower parts of the walls undoubtedly play an important part in providing an active mucociliary mechanism, as in other parts of the upper respiratory system.
通过扫描电子显微镜已确定了正常成年人类咽鼓管黏膜中纤毛细胞和杯状细胞的分布模式。一般来说，纤毛细胞的密度从咽口向鼓口降低，从管底向管顶降低。大多数纤毛细胞拥有约100 - 200根纤毛，纤毛的平均长度约为8微米。值得注意的是，它们的数量和长度有向咽鼓管鼓口减少的趋势。咽鼓管底部和管壁下部的纤毛上皮细胞无疑在提供活跃的黏液纤毛机制方面发挥着重要作用，就像上呼吸道的其他部位一样。
