Uberon definition : A spiral thickening of the fibrous lining of the cochlear wall. Spiral ligament secures
the membranous cochlear duct to the bony spiral canal of the cochlea. Its spiral ligament
fibrocytes function in conjunction with the stria vascularis to mediate cochlear ion
homeostasis.;
Uberon synonym : spiral ligament of cochlear duct; spiral ligament of cochlea;
A spiral thickening of the fibrous lining of the cochlear wall. Spiral ligament secures
the membranous cochlear duct to the bony spiral canal of the cochlea. Its spiral ligament
fibrocytes function in conjunction with the stria vascularis to mediate cochlear ion
homeostasis.
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)