scala vestibuli
/ˌskeɪlə vɛˈstɪbjʊli
/noun (plural scalae vestibuli /ˌskeɪliː/ /ˌskeɪlʌɪ/) Anatomy
The upper bony passage of the cochlea.Vibrations of the oval window are transmitted to the perilymph in the scala vestibuli and across the vestibular membrane to the endolymph of the cochlear duct....
- Since it is confluent with the perilymph around the rest of the vestibular apparatus, this compartment is called the scala vestibuli.
Origin
Early 18th century: from Latin, literally 'ladder of the vestibule'.
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