Semicircular Ducts
"Semicircular Ducts" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D054776
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A09.246.631.663.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Semicircular Ducts- Semicircular Ducts
- Duct, Semicircular
- Ducts, Semicircular
- Semicircular Duct
Ampullary Crest- Ampullary Crest
- Ampullary Crests
- Crest, Ampullary
- Crests, Ampullary
- Crista Ampullaris
- Ampullari, Crista
- Ampullaris, Crista
- Crista Ampullari
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