Lateral bony ampulla
Ampulla ossea lateralis
Definition
The ampullated end (lateral bony ampulla) of the lateral semicircular canal corresponds to the upper and lateral angle of the vestibule, just above the fenestra vestibuli, where it opens close to the ampullated end of the superior canal.
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/).
