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scala tympani (pair)

Identification
Official Latin term scala tympani (par)
Official term scala tympani (pair)
Unit identifier TAH:U7290
Unit type pair
Materiality material
Navigation
Link to the unit scala tympani (pair)
Links of entity generic: scala tympani
Entity-oriented links Universal page Definition page
External links TA98 FMA PubMed
Partonomic links Level 2: vestibulocochlear organ (pair) Short Extended
Level 3: internal ear (pair) Short Extended
Level 4: cochlea (pair)
Taxonomic links Level 2: zone of organ Short Extended
Level 3: zone of bone
Level 4: zone of flat bone
Subsidiary language with Latin
Non Latin primary language
Taxonomic definition
Taxonomic definition A scala tympani is a subdivision of cochlea [divisio cochleae ] which is the lower space of the spiral canal [canalis spiralis cochleae ] filled with perylimph [perilympha ] where the sound waves are transferred and their energy absorbed to avoid reflections.
Partonomy
TAH:E10200
human body
TAH:U6876
sensory organs XOS
TAH:U7101
vestibulocochlear organ (pair) UOX
TAH:U7247
internal ear (pair) UOU
TAH:U7249
bony labyrinth (pair) UOU
TAH:U7271
cochlea (pair) UOU
TAH:U7290 scala tympani (pair) UOU
Taxonomy
Date: 25.06.2025