spiral ligament of cochlea
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Spiral ligament — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = ligamentum spirale ductus cochlearis GraySubject = 232 GrayPage = 1054 Caption = Floor of ductus cochlearis. Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = Lymph = MeshName = MeshNumber =… … Wikipedia
Cochlea — Cross section of the cochlea … Wikipedia
Ligament — A ligament is a tough band of connective tissue that connects various structures such as two bones. Ligament is a fitting term; it comes from the Latin ligare meaning to bind or tie. * * * 1. A band or sheet of fibrous tissue connecting two or… … Medical dictionary
Modiolus (cochlea) — Interior of right osseous labyrinth. (Modiolus not labeled, but is represented at the axis of the spiral of the cochlea at the right.) Gray s subj … Wikipedia
ligamentum spirale ductus cochlearis — [TA] spiral ligament of cochlea: a band of thickened periosteum in the bony cochlea. Cf. crista basilaris ductus cochlearis … 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
Inner ear — The cochlea and vestibule, viewed from above … Wikipedia
Cochlear nerve — Nerve: Cochlear nerve Diagrammatic longitudinal section of the cochlea. (Cochlear nerve is in center, shown as striped.) … Wikipedia
Organ of Corti — A cross section of the cochlea illustrating the organ of Corti … Wikipedia
Middle ear — Malleus Tensor Tympani Incus Stapedius … Wikipedia
