Endolymphatic duct
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| Endolymphatic duct | |
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| The membranous labyrinth. (Ductus endolymphaticus labeled at bottom center.) | |
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| Endolymphatic duct is #6, and is labeled at top center. | |
| Latin | ductus endolymphaticus |
| Gray's | subject #232 1052 |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | d_29/12314825 |
From the posterior wall of the saccule a canal, the endolymphatic duct, is given off; this duct is joined by the ductus utriculosaccularis, and then passes along the aquaeductus vestibuli and ends in a blind pouch (saccus endolymphaticus) on the posterior surface of the petrous portion of the temporal bone, where it is in contact with the dura mater.
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 Transverse section through head of fetal sheep, in the region of the labyrinth. X 30. |
 Transverse section of a human semicircular canal and duct |
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Utricle - Saccule (Endolymphatic sac, Endolymphatic duct) - Semicircular canals (Superior, Posterior, Horizontal)
