Scala vestibuli

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Scala vestibuli

The cochlea and vestibule, viewed from above.
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Gray's	subject #232 1050
System
MeSH	[1]

Cross section of the cochlea.

Scala vestibuli is a perilymph filled cavity inside the cochlea of the inner ear. It is separated from the scala media by Reissner's membrane and extends from the oval window to the helicotrema where it joins scala tympani.

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Tympanic cavity	Labyrinthine wall/medial: Oval window · Round window • Secondary tympanic membrane • Prominence of facial canal • Promontory of tympanic cavity Membranous wall/lateral Mastoid wall/posterior: Mastoid cells • Aditus to mastoid antrum • Pyramidal eminence Carotid wall/anterior Tegmental wall/roof: Epitympanic recess Jugular wall/floor
Ossicles	Malleus (Neck of malleus, Superior ligament of malleus, Lateral ligament of malleus, Anterior ligament of malleus) · Incus (Superior ligament of incus, Posterior ligament of incus) · Stapes (Anular ligament of stapes)
Muscles	Stapedius · Tensor tympani
Eustachian tube	Bony part of pharyngotympanic tube · Cartilage of pharyngotympanic tube (Torus tubarius)