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Fig. 31. Median view of left membranous labyrinth and the periotic spaces in a human fetus 130 mm CRL

Median view of a wax-plate reconstruction of the left membranous labyrinth and the periotic spaces in a human fetus 130 mm. crown-rump length (Carnegie Collection, No. 1018), enlarged 11.4 diameters.

The cistern and scala vestibuli are shown in green and the scala tympani is shown in orange, as in the previous figures.

The oval impression on the proximal end of the scala tympani corresponds to the fenestra cochleae (rotunda). As yet there is no conmiunication at this point between the scala tympani and subarachnoid spaces, such as is found in the adult and known as the aquaductus cochleae. The spaces making up the cistern cover almost the whole of the utricle and saccule except the places at which the nerves enter and a small part of the medial surface near the attachment of the appendage.


The figures shown on this plate 4 represent a series of median and lateral views of wax-plate reconstructions of the membranous labyrinth and the surrounding periotic tissue-spaces. They illustrate under the same scale of enlargement three typical stages in the development of these spaces.

Abbreviations

  • C. s. l. - ductus semicircuiaris lateralis
  • C. s. p. - ductus semicircularis posterior
  • C. s. s. - ductus semicircularis superior
  • Duct, coch. - ductus cochlearis
  • Impressio rotund. - area opposite the fenestra cochleae
  • Impressio staped., area in contact with base of stapes
  • Saccus endol. - saccus endolymphaticus
  • Scala tymp. - scala tynipani
  • Scala vestib. - scala vestibule.
Links: Plate 4 | Fig.26 | Fig.27 | Fig.28 | Fig.29 | Fig.30 | Fig.31 | Inner Ear Development

Reference

Streeter G.L. The histogenesis and growth of the otic capsule and its contained periotic tissue-spaces in the human embryo Contributions to Embryology Carnegie Institution No.20 (1918) pp5-54, 4 text-figures and 4 plates.

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current21:53, 22 April 2012Thumbnail for version as of 21:53, 22 April 2012774 × 1,000 (79 KB)Z8600021 (talk | contribs)==Fig. 31== Median view of same model shown in figure 30, enlarged 11.4 diameters. The oval impression on the proximal end of the scala tympani corresponds to the fenestra cochleae (rotunda). As yet there is no conmiunication at this point between the s