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Cochlear Duct

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Definition: A spiral tube that is firmly suspended in the bony shell-shaped part of the cochlea. This ENDOLYMPH-filled cochlear duct begins at the vestibule and makes 2.5 turns around a core of spongy bone (the modiolus) thus dividing the PERILYMPH-filled spiral canal into two channels, the SCALA VESTIBULI and the SCALA TYMPANI.  do not confuse with COCHLEAR AQUEDUCT   
Examples Stria Vascularis; Tectorial Membrane 		Other names Scala Media; Ductus Cochlearis; Scala Medias; Medias, Scala; Media, Scala; Ducts, Cochlear; Duct, Cochlear; Cochlearis, Ductus; Cochlear Ducts

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