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Preferred term

Cochlear Duct  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A spiral tube that is firmly suspended in the bony shell-shaped part of the cochlea. This ENDOLYMPH-filled cochlear duct begins at the vestibule and makes 2.5 turns around a core of spongy bone (the modiolus) thus dividing the PERILYMPH-filled spiral canal into two channels, the SCALA VESTIBULI and the SCALA TYMPANI.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Ductus Cochlearis
  • Scala Media

In other languages

  • French

  • Canal cochléaire
  • Conduit du limaçon
  • Limaçon membraneux
  • Scala media

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