Modiolus_(cochlea)

Modiolus (cochlea)

Modiolus (cochlea)

Conical shaped central axis in the cochlea

The modiolus is a conical shaped central axis in the cochlea. The modiolus consists of spongy bone and the cochlea turns approximately 2.75 times around the central axis in humans.[1] The cochlear nerve, as well as spiral ganglion is situated inside it. The cochlear nerve conducts impulses from the receptors located within the cochlea.

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The picture shows the osseous labyrinth. The modiolus is not labeled; it's at the axis of the spiral of the cochlea.

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Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1050 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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    Thieme Atlas of Anatomy


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