the division of the spiral canal of the cochlea that contains the organ of Corti (the neuroepithelial receptor organ for hearing) [ MP:0003169 PMID:1680563 MGI:anna ]

This is just here as a test because I lose it

术语信息

database cross reference
  • Wikipedia:Scala_media
  • MA:0002458
  • EMAPA:35751
  • FMA:79789
  • EHDAA2:0000262
Subsets

uberon_slim, pheno_slim

comment

located in between the scala tympani and the scala vestibuli, separated by the basilar membrane and Reissner's membrane (the vestibular membrane) respectively. Scala media houses the organ of Corti. [Wikipedia:Scala_media]

definition

the division of the spiral canal of the cochlea that contains the organ of Corti (the neuroepithelial receptor organ for hearing)

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc/Gray928.png

editor note

TODO - check cochlear duct vs cochlear aqueduct vs scala media

has related synonym

cochlear duct

id

UBERON:0002295