tlie motion of the stapesis transmitted through the fenestra vestibuU to the perilymph, and wavesmay pass up the scala vestibuh and down the scala tympani, stimulatingthe nerves of hearing in the cochlear duct. The bhnd termination ofthe scala tympani rests against the lateral wall of the vestibule… … Fi(;. 433.—Horizontal Section through the Ear of a Human Embryo of about 5 Cm^.au., rVuricle; au.t., auditory tube; ch.t., chorda tympani; d.c, coclilear duct; d.S.I. and d.S.p., lateraland posterior semicircular ducts; e.a.m., external auditory meatus; fa., facial nerve; f.c., fcucbtracochleae ;…
Histology · Microscopy
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