superior semicircular duct
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Semicircular canal — Exterior of labyrinth … Wikipedia
duct — A tubular structure giving exit to the secretion of a gland or organ, capable of conducting fluid. SEE ALSO: canal. SYN: ductus [TA]. [L. duco, pp. ductus, to lead] aberrant ducts SYN: aberrant ductules, under ductule … Medical dictionary
Endolymphatic duct — The membranous labyrinth. (Ductus endolymphaticus labeled at bottom center.) Endol … Wikipedia
Cochlear duct — Diagrammatic longitudinal section of the cochlea. (visible at far right under latin name ductus cochlearis) Latin ductus cochlearis Gray s … Wikipedia
ductus semicircularis anterior — [TA] anterior semicircular duct: the semicircular duct occupying the anterior semicircular canal; called also superior semicircular duct. See d. semicirculares … Medical dictionary
ear, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction organ of hearing and equilibrium that detects and analyzes noises by transduction (or the conversion of sound waves into electrochemical impulses) and maintains the sense of balance (equilibrium). The human ear, like … Universalium
limb — 1. An extremity; a member; an arm or leg. SYN: member. 2. A segment of any jointed structure. SEE ALSO: leg, crus. [A.S. lim] ampullary membranous limbs of semicircular ducts [TA] the dilated ends of the three semicircular ducts, each of which… … Medical dictionary
crest — 1. A ridge, especially a bony ridge. SEE ALSO: crista. 2. The ridge of the neck of a male animal, especially of a stallion or bull. 3. Feathers on the top of a bird s head, or fin rays on the top of a fish s head. SYN: crista [TA]. [L. crista] … Medical dictionary
Nerve — A bundle of fibers that uses electrical and chemical signals to transmit sensory and motor information from one body part to another. See nervous system. * * * A whitish cordlike structure composed of one or more bundles (fascicles) of myelinated … Medical dictionary
Vestibular nerve — Nerve: Vestibular nerve Inner ear illustration showing semicircular canal, hair cells, ampulla, cupula, vestibular nerve, fluid … Wikipedia
