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Body Regions > Head > Ear > Ear, Inner > Semicircular Canals
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Semicircular Canals  

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Definition

  • Three long canals (anterior, posterior, and lateral) of the bony labyrinth. They are set at right angles to each other and are situated posterosuperior to the vestibule of the bony labyrinth (VESTIBULAR LABYRINTH). The semicircular canals have five openings into the vestibule with one shared by the anterior and the posterior canals. Within the canals are the SEMICIRCULAR DUCTS.

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  • French

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

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