Spiral ligament

Spiral ligament
Floor of ductus cochlearis.
Details
Identifiers
Latinligamentum spirale ductus cochlearis
MeSHD055493
TA98A15.3.03.099
TA27030
FMA77834
Anatomical terminology

The spiral ligament is a fibrous cushion located between the stria vascularis and the bony otic capsule.[1]

The periosteum, forming the outer wall of the cochlear duct (Latin: ductus cochlearis), is greatly thickened and altered in character.

Additional images

  • Transverse section of the cochlear duct of a fetal cat.
    Transverse section of the cochlear duct of a fetal cat.
  • Diagrammatic longitudinal section of the cochlea.
    Diagrammatic longitudinal section of the cochlea.

References

Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1054 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

  1. ^ Haschek, Wanda M.; Rousseaux, Colin G.; Wallig, Matthew A. (2013). Haschek and Rousseaux's handbook of toxicologic pathology. Amsterdam: Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-12-415765-1. OCLC 849352060.
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