Scala vestibuli

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Scala vestibuli
The cochlea and vestibule, viewed from above.
Cross section of the cochlea.
Gray's subject #232 1050

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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Sensory system - Auditory system - edit
Outer ear: Pinna | Ear canal 

Middle ear: Eardrum | Ossicles (MalleusIncus & Stapes) | Stapedius | Tensor tympani | Eustachian tube

Inner ear: Cochlea (Scala vestibuliScala media & Scala tympani) | Oval window | Helicotrema | Round window | Basilar membrane | Reissner's membrane | Organ of Corti | Hair cells | Stereocilia

Brain: Cochlear nerve VIII → Cochlear nuclei → Superior olivary nuclei → Lateral  lemniscus  → Inferior colliculi → Medial geniculate nuclei → Primary auditory cortex