Cochlear aqueduct
Aqueduct of cochlea | |
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Left temporal bone. Inferior surface. (AquƦductus cochleƦ labeled at left, fifth from the top.) | |
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Latin | Aquaeductus cochleae |
Dorlands /Elsevier | a_55/12148721 |
TA | A15.3.03.058 |
FMA | 77822 |
Medial to the opening for the carotid canal and close to its posterior border, in front of the jugular fossa, is a triangular depression; at the apex of this is a small opening, the aquaeductus cochleae (or cochlear aqueduct, or aqueduct of cochlea), which lodges a tubular prolongation of the dura mater establishing a communication between the perilymphatic space and the subarachnoid space, and transmits a vein from the cochlea to join the internal jugular
Additional images
- Base of skull. Inferior surface.
References
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