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Spiral ligament
Floor of ductus cochlearis.
Details
Identifiers
Latin	ligamentum spirale ductus cochlearis
MeSH	D055493
TA98	A15.3.03.099
TA2	7030
FMA	77834
Anatomical terminology[edit on Wikidata]

The spiral ligament is a fibrous cushion located between the stria vascularis and the bony otic capsule.

The periosteum, forming the outer wall of the cochlear duct (Latin: ductus cochlearis), is greatly thickened and altered in character.

Additional images

• Transverse section of the cochlear duct of a fetal cat.
• Diagrammatic longitudinal section of the cochlea.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1054 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

1. Haschek, Wanda M.; Rousseaux, Colin G.; Wallig, Matthew A. (2013). Haschek and Rousseaux's handbook of toxicologic pathology. Amsterdam: Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-12-415765-1. OCLC 849352060.

External links

• Histology at cuni.cz
• UIUC Histology Subject 95
• Diagram at IUPUI

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