Anterior bony ampulla

Ampulla ossea anterior

Definition

The lateral extremity of the  anterior (superior) semicircular canal is ampullated (Anterior bony ampulla), and opens into the upper part of the vestibule.

References

This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).

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