Spiral ligament
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| Spiral ligament | |
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| Floor of ductus cochlearis. | |
| Latin | ligamentum spirale ductus cochlearis |
| Gray's | subject #232 1054 |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | l_09/12493085 |
The periosteum, forming the outer wall of the ductus cochlearis, is greatly thickened and altered in character, and is called the spiral ligament.
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 Transverse section of the cochlear duct of a fetal cat. |
 Diagrammatic longitudinal section of the cochlea. |
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