Spiral ligament

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Spiral ligament
Floor of ductus cochlearis.
Latin	ligamentum spirale ductus cochlearis
Gray's	subject #232 1054
System
MeSH	[1]
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The periosteum, forming the outer wall of the ductus cochlearis, is greatly thickened and altered in character, and is called the spiral ligament.

Additional images

Transverse section of the cochlear duct of a fetal cat.

Diagrammatic longitudinal section of the cochlea.

External links

• Histology at cuni.cz
• UIUC Histology Subject 95

• Diagram at IUPUI

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