Preferred Label : osseus spiral lamina;
Uberon definition : The osseous spiral lamina is a bony shelf or ledge which projects from the modiolus
into the interior of the canal, and, like the canal, takes two-and-three-quarter turns
around the modiolus. It reaches about half-way toward the outer wall of the tube,
and partially divides its cavity into two passages or scalae, of which the upper is
named the scala vestibuli, while the lower is termed the scala tympani.;
Uberon synonym : spiral lamina of modiolus; osseous spiral lamina of cochlea; lamina of modiolus cochleae; osseous spiral lamina; lamina of modiolus of cochlea;
Uberon related term : spiral lamina;
Origin ID : 0006724;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Uberon cross reference
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The osseous spiral lamina is a bony shelf or ledge which projects from the modiolus
into the interior of the canal, and, like the canal, takes two-and-three-quarter turns
around the modiolus. It reaches about half-way toward the outer wall of the tube,
and partially divides its cavity into two passages or scalae, of which the upper is
named the scala vestibuli, while the lower is termed the scala tympani.
