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Sense Organs > Vestibular System > Semicircular Ducts
... > Body Regions > Head > Ear > Ear, Inner > Semicircular Canals > Semicircular Ducts
Sense Organs > Ear > Ear, Inner > Semicircular Canals > Semicircular Ducts

Preferred term

Semicircular Ducts  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The three membranous semicircular ducts within the bony semicircular canals. They open into the UTRICLE through five openings. Each duct has at one end a sensory area called the ampullary crest. AMPULLARY HAIR CELLS of the crests sense the movement of ENDOLYMPH resulting from rotation of the head.

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  • French

  • Canal semi-circulaire membraneux
  • Canal semicirculaire membraneux
  • Canaux semi-circulaires membraneux
  • Canaux semicirculaires membraneux
  • Conduit semi-circulaire membraneux
  • Conduits semi-circulaires membraneux

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