Helicotrema

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The cochlea and vestibule, viewed from above. |- style="text-align: center;" class="hiddenStructure" | colspan="2" |

|- style="text-align: center; line-height: 1;" class="hiddenStructure" | colspan="2" | |- class="hiddenStructure" |Latin |colspan="2"| |- class="hiddenStructure" | |colspan="2"|[subject #232 ] |- class="hiddenStructure" |System |colspan="2"| |- class="hiddenStructure" |Precursor |colspan="2"| |- class="hiddenStructure" |MeSH |colspan="2"|[] |- class="hiddenStructure" |Dorlands/Elsevier |colspan="2"|[/] |} The helicotrema is the part of the cochlear labyrinth where the scala tympani and the scala vestibuli meet. It is also known as the cochlear apex.

External links

• [Diagram at University of Texas]

Helicotrema

Sensory system - Auditory system - [http://encycl.opentopia.com/ edit]

Outer ear: Pinna > Ear canal  Middle ear: Eardrum | Ossicles (Malleus, Incus & Stapes) | Stapedius | Tensor tympani | Eustachian tube Inner ear: Cochlea (Scala vestibuli, Scala media & Scala tympani) | Oval window | Helicotrema | Round window | Basilar membrane | Reissner's membrane | Organ of Corti | Hair cells | Stereocilia Brain: Cochlear nerve VIII → Cochlear nuclei → Superior olivary nuclei → Inferior colliculi → Medial geniculate nuclei → Primary auditory cortex

 

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