Semicircular duct, light micrograph

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Light micrograph of a semicircular duct ampulla with a crista ampullaris (top) and a semicircular duct (bottom). The semicircular canals (membranous labyrinth) are surrounded by the perilymphatic space and the bony labyrinth. At right there is a cross-sectioned facial nerve (cranial nerve VII).

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Photo credit: © JOSE CALVO / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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