tectorial 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 nerve — Nerve: Cochlear nerve Diagrammatic longitudinal section of the cochlea. (Cochlear nerve is in center, shown as striped.) … 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
Endolymphatic duct — The membranous labyrinth. (Ductus endolymphaticus labeled at bottom center.) Endol … Wikipedia
membrana — SYN: membrane (1). [L.] m. abdominis SYN: peritoneum. m. adamantina SYN: enamel cuticle. m. adventitia 1. SYN: adventitia. 2. SYN: decidua capsularis. m. atlanto occipitalis anterior [TA] SYN: anterior atlanto occipi … Medical dictionary
membrana tectoria ductus cochlearis — [TA] tectorial membrane of cochlear duct: a delicate gelatinous mass extending from the limbus and resting on the spiral organ of the ear and connected with the hairs of the hair cells; called also Corti membrane … Medical dictionary
tectorium — 1. An overlaying structure. 2. SYN: tectorial membrane of cochlear duct. [L. an overlaying surface (plaster, stucco), fr. tego, pp. tectus, to cover] * * * tec·to·ri·um (tek torґe əm) pl. tectoґria [L. “roofâ€] membrana tectoria ductus… … 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
