basilar membrane of cochlear duct
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Cochlear duct — Diagrammatic longitudinal section of the cochlea. (visible at far right under latin name ductus cochlearis) Latin ductus cochlearis Gray s … Wikipedia
membrane — 1. A thin sheet or layer of pliable tissue, serving as a covering or envelope of a part, as the lining of a cavity, as a partition or septum, or to connect two structures. SYN: membrana [TA]. 2. SYN: biomembrane. [L. membrana, a skin or m … Medical dictionary
Cochlear cupula — The cochlea and vestibule, viewed from above. (Cupula labeled at upper left.) Latin cupula cochleae The cochlear cupula is a structure in the cochlea. It is the apex of the cochlea … Wikipedia
Cochlear aqueduct — Bone: Aqueduct of cochlea Left temporal bone. Inferior surface. (Aquæductus cochleæ labeled at left, fifth from the top.) Latin a. cochleae Gray s … Wikipedia
Cochlear nerve — Nerve: Cochlear nerve Diagrammatic longitudinal section of the cochlea. (Cochlear nerve is in center, shown as striped.) … Wikipedia
Endolymphatic duct — The membranous labyrinth. (Ductus endolymphaticus labeled at bottom center.) Endol … Wikipedia
Lamina — A plate or layer. For example, the lamina arcus vertebrae, usually just called the lamina, are plates of bone in each vertebral body. * * * SYN: plate (1). SEE ALSO: layer, stratum. [L] l. affixa [TA] that part of the medial ependymal wall of the … 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
crista — SYN: crest. [L. crest] c. ampullaris [TA] SYN: ampullary crest. c. ampullaris (ductuum semicircularium) [TA] SYN: ampullary crest (of semicircular ducts). c. arcuata cartilaginis arytenoideae [TA] SYN: arcuate crest of arytenoid cartilage. c.… … Medical dictionary
paries tympanicus ductus cochlearis — [TA] tympanic wall of cochlear duct: the wall of the cochlear duct that separates it from the scala tympani, composed of the osseous spiral laminae and the basilar membrane. Called also membrana spiralis ductus cochlearis [TA alternative] and… … Medical dictionary
