Opening of cochlear canaliculus
Apertura canaliculi cochleae
- Latin synonym: Apertura externa aquaeductus cochleae
- Synonym: Opening of cochlear aqueduct
Definition
The opening of cochlear canaliculus is found inside a triangular depression located anteromedially to the jugular fossa. This triangular indentation extends mostly within the petrosal area of the jugular foramen, but also reaches back into the posterior cranial fossa. The apex of this indentation is where the opening of cochlear canaliculus is present.
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.
