. Elements of the comparative anatomy of vertebrates. Anatomy, Comparative. 230 COMPARATIVE ANATOMY respect, as well as in the more highly-specialised histological struc- ture of the cochlea, lies the characteristic peculiarity of the auditory organ of Mammals. The auditory nerve forms the axis of the spiral. In consequence of this development of the cochlea, the papilla. Fig. 184.âRight Membkan'Ous Labyrinth of Rabbit (Lepu-i cunicnhix.) A, from the inner, and B from the outer side. (After G. Retzius.) sus, sinus utricularis sacculi; esc, canalis reimiens Henseni ; rh, basilar brancli of tlie
. Elements of the comparative anatomy of vertebrates. Anatomy, Comparative. 230 COMPARATIVE ANATOMY respect, as well as in the more highly-specialised histological struc- ture of the cochlea, lies the characteristic peculiarity of the auditory organ of Mammals. The auditory nerve forms the axis of the spiral. In consequence of this development of the cochlea, the papilla. Fig. 184.âRight Membkan'Ous Labyrinth of Rabbit (Lepu-i cunicnhix.) A, from the inner, and B from the outer side. (After G. Retzius.) sus, sinus utricularis sacculi; esc, canalis reimiens Henseni ; rh, basilar brancli of tlie auditory nerve (ac) ; /, facial nerve ; mb, basilar membrane; //.â â¢â , spiral ligament. (Other letters as Figs. 180-183.) acustica, oi-, as it is called in Mammals, the organ of Corti, is drawn out to a considerable length, and the part of the wall of the cochlea on which it lies is called the basilar membrane, while the opposite wall is spoken of as the memlrane of Beissner (Fig. 186): this is already represented in Crocodiles and Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wiedersheim, Robert, 1848-1923; Parker, William Newton, 1857-1923. London, Macmillan
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