1. the curved, flask-shaped organ of hearing in vertebrates lower than mammals, corresponding to the cochlear duct.
2. the upper extremity of the cochlear duct.
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1. the curved, flask-shaped organ of hearing in vertebrates lower than mammals, corresponding to the cochlear duct.
2. the upper extremity of the cochlear duct.
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| Lagena is #12, and is labeled at upper right. | |
| Lagena is #12, and is labeled at upper left and lower left. | |
| Gray's | subject #232 1054 |
The extremities of the ductus cochlearis are closed; the upper is termed the lagena and is attached to the cupula at the upper part of the helicotrema; the lower is lodged in the recessus cochlearis of the vestibule.
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