cupula ampullaris

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Introduction

A gelatinous mass that overlies the hair cells of the ampullary crests of the semicircular canals. Movement of the endolymphatic fluid causes the cupula to move across the hair cells of the ampullary crest.

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References

  1. ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995
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