| Stria vascularis of cochlear duct | |
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| Cross section of the cochlea. | |
| Latin | stria vascularis ductus cochlearis |
| Gray's | subject #232 1055 |
| MeSH | Stria+Vascularis |
The upper portion of the spiral ligament contains numerous capillary loops and small blood vessels, and is termed the stria vascularis. It produces endolymph for the scala media, one of the three fluid-filled compartments of the cochlea.
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
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| Stria vascularis | |
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| Gray's | subject #232 1055 |
| MeSH | Stria+Vascularis |
The upper portion of the spiral ligament contains numerous capillary loops and small blood vessels, and is termed the stria vascularis. It produces endolymph for the scala media, one of the three fluid-filled compartments of the cochlea.
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained herein may be outdated.
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