osseous ampulla (bony ampulla of semicircular canals)

Introduction

A circumscribed dilation of one extremity of each of the three bony semicircular canals, anterior, posterior & lateral.

• contains membranous ampulla of the semicircular ducts

More general terms

• semicircular canal
• ear

Additional terms

• membranous ampulla of semicircular ducts

Component of

• vestibular
• bony/osseous labyrinth