Cochlear aqueduct
| Aqueduct of cochlea | |
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 Left temporal bone. Inferior surface. (Aquæductus cochleæ 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
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Base of skull. Inferior surface.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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