Spiral ligament

Spiral ligament

Infobox Anatomy
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Latin = ligamentum spirale ductus cochlearis
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Caption = Floor of ductus cochlearis.


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The periosteum, forming the outer wall of the ductus cochlearis, is greatly thickened and altered in character, and is called the spiral ligament.


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* [http://www.lf3.cuni.cz/histologie/Atlas/fotka_en.php?fotka=269 Histology at cuni.cz]
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* [http://anatomy.iupui.edu/courses/histo_D502/D502f04/lecture.f04/Earf04/cochlea.jpgDiagram] at IUPUI


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