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membranous labyrinth
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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 ]
Term info
Label
membranous labyrinth
Synonyms
- labyrinthus membranaceus
Subsets
uberon_slim, pheno_slim, organ_slim
depicted by
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/Gray924.png
external definition
A system of communicating epithelial sacs and ducts within the bony labyrinth, containing the endolymph. [TFD][VHOG]
external ontology notes
inner ear has parts membranous and osseuous/bony labyrinth. it's not clear where the EMAPA term 'labyrinth' belong, we place them here for now
has alternative id
UBERON:0010113
has obo namespace
uberon
homology notes
The labyrinth, or inner ear, evolved very early in vertebrate history and, with many variations in configuration but none of basic design and function, has been retained by all vertebrates.[well established][VHOG]
id
UBERON:0001849