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Abstract
The three membranous semicircular ducts within the bony semicircular canals. They open into the UTRICLE through five openings. Each duct has at one end a sensory area called the ampullary crest. AMPULLARY HAIR CELLS of the crests sense the movement of ENDOLYMPH resulting from rotation of the head.
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- Duct, Semicircular
- Ducts, Semicircular
- Semicircular Duct
- Ampullary Crest
- Crista Ampullaris
- Ampullari, Crista
- Ampullaris, Crista
- Ampullary Crests
- Crest, Ampullary
- Crests, Ampullary
- Crista Ampullari
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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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2008
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- Semicircular Canals (1971-2007)
- Vestibular Labyrinth (1971-2007)
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- National Library of Medicine. Semicircular Ducts. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D054776. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D054776
- Semicircular Ducts. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11829330