Vestibular duct

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Vestibular duct

The vestibular duct or scala vestibuli is a perilymph-filled cavity inside the cochlea of the inner ear that conducts sound vibrations to the cochlear duct.[1]

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Vestibular duct
Inner ear, with vestibular duct labeled near bottom.
Cross section of the cochlea.
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Latinscala vestibuli
MeSHD054738
TA98A15.3.03.043
TA26968
FMA61269
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It is separated from the cochlear duct by Reissner's membrane and extends from the vestibule of the ear to the helicotrema where it joins the tympanic duct.

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