| Vestibular aqueduct | |
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| Interior of right osseous labyrinth. | |
| The cochlea and vestibule, viewed from above. (Aqueductus vestibuli labeled at bottom right.) | |
| Latin | aqueductus vestibuli |
| Gray's | subject #232 1048 |
| MeSH | Vestibular+Aqueduct |
At the hinder part of the medial wall of the vestibule is the orifice of the vestibular aqueduct, which extends to the posterior surface of the petrous portion of the temporal bone.
It transmits a small vein, and contains a tubular prolongation of the membranous labyrinth, the ductus endolymphaticus, which ends in a cul-de-sac between the layers of the dura mater within the cranial cavity.
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
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