Semicircular canals
Canales semicirculares
- Latin synonym: Canales semicirculares ossei
- Synonym: Osseous semicircular canals
Definition
The semicircular canals are three bony semicircular canals, between 0.2 and 0.5 mm in diameter, which contain the three semicircular ducts. They are divided into anterior and lateral (which open into the vestibule from adjacent ends) and posterior semicircular canals. Each canal has a osseous ampullae dilatation at its end.
References
Constantinescu GM, Schaller O. Illustrated veterinary anatomical nomenclature. 3rd Edition. Enke Verlag, Stuttgart, 2012.
Barone R. Anatomie comparée des mammifères domestiques. Tome 1. Ostéologie. 5th Edition. MaxiPrim, Pertuis, 2020.
Barone R, Simoens P. Anatomie comparée des mammifères domestiques, Tome 7, Neurologie II, Vigot, Paris, 2010.
