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Maculae [[staticae]]. Sensory fields for the per- |
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Apertura externa aquaeductus cochleae. Open- |
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2418 Tympanic wall of cochlear duct (spiral membrane). Paries tympanicus ductus cochlearis
25(membrana spiralis). Inferior wall of cochlear duct situated above the scala tympani. E
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Reticular membrane. Membrana reticularis. |
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Vestibular veins. Vv. vestibulares. They arise |
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Membrane covering the organ of Corti, formed |
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labyrinthine vein, partly into the vein of the |
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4[[Reissner’s]] membrane). Paries vestibularis 19 Vein of cochlear aqueduct. V. aqueductus
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13afferent, peripheral fibers of these cells arise from the hair cells; the central, efferent fibers
14form the cochlear branch of the vestibulocochlear nerve. C
10 Vessels of inner ear. Vasa auris internae. C
1511 Labyrinthine artery. A. labyrinthina. It arises from the basilar artery in front of the anterior
16inferior cerebellar artery, passes through the internal acoustic meatus with the vestibulocochlear nerve and enters the petrous part of
17the temporal bone, where it ramifies and supplies the inner ear. C
1812 Vestibular branches. Rami vestibulares. Branches supplying the ampullae, maculae semicircular ducts and the lower third of the
19basal turn of the cochlea. C
13 Cochlear branch. Ramus cochlearis. It passes
20into the modiolus where it supplies the spiral ganglion and the cochlear duct except for the lower third of the basal turn of the cochlea. C
2114 Arterial glomeruli of cochlea. Glomeruli arteriosi cochleae. Spirally oriented arterial
22network accompanying the spiral vein. C
15 Labyrinthine veins. Vv. labyrinthinae. Com-
23panion veins of the labyrinthine artery. They pass through the internal acoustic meatus and open either into the inferior petrosal sinus or
24directly into the internal jugular vein. C
16 Spiral vein of modiolus. V. spiralis modioli. It
25takes a spiral course in the modiolus and empties into the labyrinthine vein. C
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10 Osseous ampullae. Ampullae osseae. Dilata-
16tions close to the base of the semicircular crura. They lodge the membranous ampullae. C
1711 Anterior osseous ampulla. Ampulla ossea anterior. Ampulla of the anterior semicircular canal located proximal to the ampulla of the
18lateral semicircular canal. B
12 Posterior osseous ampulla. Ampulla ossea
19posterior. Ampulla of the posterior semicircular canal. It lies below the plane of the lateral semi-
20circular canal. B
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23mune. Posteriorly situated common limb formed by the union of the crura of the superior and posterior semicircular canals. B
2416 Simple osseous crus. Crus osseum simplex. Posteriorly situated crus of the lateral semi-
25circular canal opening independently into the wall of the vestibule. B