Spiral ligament
| Spiral ligament | |
|---|---|
 Floor of ductus cochlearis. | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | ligamentum spirale ductus cochlearis |
| MeSH | D055493 |
| TA | A15.3.03.099 |
| FMA | 77834 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
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.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1054 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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