Basilar crest

Basilar crest

Floor of cochlear duct
Details
Latin Crista basilaris ductus cochlearis
Dorlands
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c_62/12266562

Anatomical terminology

The basilar crest lies within the cochlear duct in the inner ear. It gives attachment to the outer edge of the basilar membrane and is a spiral ligament that projects inward below as a triangular prominence.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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