Modiolus (cochlea)

Modiolus (cochlea)
Interior of right osseous labyrinth. (Modiolus not labeled, but is represented at the axis of the spiral of the cochlea at the right.)
Gray's	subject #232 1050

The modiolus is a conical shaped central axis in the cochlea. It consists of spongy bone and the cochlea turns approximately 2.5 times around it.^[1] The spiral ganglion is situated inside it.

References

1. ^ Thieme Atlas of Anatomy

External links

• Modiolus at eMedicine Dictionary
• http://www.univ-brest.fr/S_Commun/Biblio/ANATOMIE/Web_anat/Tete_Cou/Oreille/Modiolus.jpg
• http://www.kumc.edu/instruction/medicine/anatomy/histoweb/eye_ear/ear01.htm

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.

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