spiral canal of the modiolus

spiral canal of the modiolus
Canalis m spiralis modioli

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  • modiolus — 1. [tA] The central cone shaped core of spongy bone about which turns the spiral canal of the m.. 2. SYN: m. of angle of mouth. [L., the nave of a wheel] m. of angle of mouth [TA] a …   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

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  • spiral lamina — n a twisting shelf of bone which projects from the modiolus into the canal of the cochlea as it coils around the modiolus and to which the inner margin of the basilar membrane is attached called also lamina spiralis …   Medical dictionary

  • canal — A duct or channel; a tubular structure. SEE ALSO: c., duct. SYN: canalis [TA]. [L. canalis] abdominal c. SYN: inguinal c.. accessory c. a channel leading from the root …   Medical dictionary

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  • Vestibule of the ear — Vestibulum and vestibule redirect here. For other uses, see Vestibule (disambiguation). Vestibule of the ear Chain of ossicles and their ligaments, seen from the front in a vertical, transverse section of the tympanum. (Vestibule visible at… …   Wikipedia

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  • ganglion cochleare — [TA] cochlear ganglion: the sensory ganglion located within the spiral canal of the modiolus. It consists of bipolar cells that send fibers peripherally through the foramina nervosa to the spiral organ and centrally through the internal acoustic… …   Medical dictionary

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