Sulcus spiralis internus

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Sulcus spiralis internus
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Floor of ductus cochlearis.
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Latin Sulcus spiralis internus
TA98 A15.3.03.123
FMA 77850 77850, 77850
Anatomical terminology

On the upper plate of that part of the lamina which is outside the vestibular membrane, the periosteum is thickened to form the spiral limbus, this ends externally in a concavity, the sulcus spiralis internus, which represents, on section, the form of the letter C.

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References

PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1055 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)