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Three long canals (anterior, posterior, and lateral) of the bony labyrinth. They are set at right angles to each other and are situated posterosuperior to the vestibule of the bony labyrinth (VESTIBULAR LABYRINTH). The semicircular canals have five openings into the vestibule with one shared by the anterior and the posterior canals. Within the canals are the SEMICIRCULAR DUCTS.
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- Semi-Circular Canals
- Canal, Semi-Circular
- Canal, Semicircular
- Semi Circular Canals
- Semi-Circular Canal
- Semicircular Canal
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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- National Library of Medicine. Semicircular Canals. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012665. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012665
- Semicircular Canals. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semicircular_canals
- Semicircular Canals. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1064403