cochlear duct of membranous labyrinth

Term ID

UBERON:0001855

Synonyms

• cochlea duct
• cochlear aqueduct
• cochlear duct
• ductus cochlearis
• membranous cochlea
• Reissner's canal
• Reissners canal
• scala media
• scala medias
• scala of Loewenberg

Definition

An endolymph filled cavity inside the cochlea, located in between the scala tympani and the scala vestibuli, separated by the basilar membrane and Reissner's membrane (the vestibular membrane) respectively. Houses the organ of Corti[WP]. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochlear_duct

References

• BTO:0001692
• CALOHA:TS-0152
• Cochlear:duct
• EHDAA2:0000262
• EHDAA:4718
• EMAPA:17598
• GAID:874
• MA:0000243
• MESH:D003053
• NCIT:C32335
• UMLS:C1281166
• UMLS:C1323110
• VHOG:0000507
• birnlex:2562
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C1281166
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C1323110
• http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/279849006

Ontology

Cell Ontology