apex of cochlea
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002819
The cupula is a structure in the vestibular system, sensing proprioception. The cupula is located within the ampullae of each of the three semicircular canals. As fluid rushes by the cupula, hair cells within it sense rotational acceleration, and transmit the corresponding signal to the brain through the vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII) In their natural orientation within the head, the cupulae are located on the medial aspect of the semicircular canals. In this orientation, the kinocilia rest on the posterior aspect of the cupula. [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apex_of_cochlea ]
Synonyms: cochlea apex, apex of cochlear canal, cupula of cochlea, cupula of the cochlear canal, apex of the cochlear canal
Term info
- BIRNLEX:2557
- UMLS:C0458765 (BIRNLEX:2555)
- UMLS:C1184827 (BIRNLEX:2523)
- FMA:75641
- UMLS:C0458764 (BIRNLEX:2557)
- SCTID:279776002
- SCTID:279777006
- BIRNLEX:2523
- Wikipedia:Apex_of_cochlea
- BIRNLEX:2555
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UBERON:0002819
Apex of cochlea
Term relations
- zone of bone organ
- ectoderm-derived structure
- part of some cochlear canal
- capable of part of some proprioception