Internal opening of cochlear canaliculus
Apertura interna canaliculi cochleae
- Latin synonym: Apertura interna aquaeductus cochleae
- Synonym: Internal opening of cochlear aqueduct
Definition
The internal opening of cochlear canaliculus is located at the point where the scala tympani leads into the bony cochlea, close to the basal coil of cochlea. From this point, a narrow bony passage called the cochlear canaliculus begins and extends to its other opening in the posterior cranial fossa.
References
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Text written by Muhammad A. Javaid, MD, PhD © 2024 IMAIOS.
Standring, S. (2016). ‘Chapter 37: External and Middle Ear’ in Gray’s anatomy: the anatomical basis of clinical practice. (41st ed.) New York NY: Elsevier, pp. 626.
Kwang Ho Cho, Ji Hyun Kim, Yohei Honkura, Masahito Yamamoto, Gen Murakami, Jose Francisco Rodríguez-Vázquez, Yukio Katori, Cochlear aqueduct revisited: A histological study using human fetuses, Annals of Anatomy - Anatomischer Anzeiger, Volume 253, 2024, 152236.
