Organ with organ cavity which consists of the vestibular labyrinth and the cochlear labyrinth. The membranous labyrinth is lodged within the bony labyrinth and has the same general form; it is, however, considerably smaller and is partly separated from the bony walls by a quantity of fluid, the perilymph.[FMA, WP]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Membranous_labyrinth FMA:61022 ]
Synonyms: labyrinthus membranaceus
Term information
- SCTID:263790009
- FMA:61022
- XAO:0000194
- MA:0000242
- VHOG:0000729
- EHDAA2:0000899
- EV:0100367
- NCIT:C33090
- AAO:0011060
- EHDAA:4698
- Wikipedia:Membranous_labyrinth
uberon_slim, pheno_slim, organ_slim
Term relations
- organ
- ectoderm-derived structure
- part of some internal ear
- located in some otic capsule
- develops from some ear vesicle