Bony labyrinth
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| Bony labyrinth | |
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| Right osseous labyrinth. Lateral view. | |
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| Interior of right osseous labyrinth. | |
| Latin | labyrinthus osseus. |
| Gray's | subject #232 1047 |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | l_01/12474340 |
The bony labyrinth (osseous labyrinth) consists of three parts:
These are cavities hollowed out of the substance of the bone, and lined by periosteum; they contain a clear fluid, the perilymph, in which the membranous labyrinth is situated.
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