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semicircular canal ampulla
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The spherical enlargement at the base of each semicircular canal where they connect with the utricle, containing the crista ampullaris which detects movement of the fluid within the canals [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osseous_ampullae ]
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Label
semicircular canal ampulla
Subsets
pheno_slim
depicted by
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Vestibular_system%27s_semicircular_canal-_a_cross-section.jpg
editor note
TODO check duct vs canal. Also check FMA - has many subtypes of semicircular canal such as 'ampulla of anterior semicircular canal'
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uberon
has related synonym
semicircular duct ampulla, membraneous ampulla of the semicircular duct, ampullae osseae
id
UBERON:0004043