membranous labyrinth
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of membranous labyrinth
First recorded in 1865–70
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The cavity of this membranous labyrinth is filled with a fluid, the endolymph; and within the utriculus, sacculus and lagena are masses of inorganic matter called the otoliths.
From Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. by Münsterberg, Hugo
The only important respects in which Kishi found the membranous labyrinth, that is, the canals and the ear sacs, of the dancer to differ from that of the gray mouse are the following.
From The Dancing Mouse A Study in Animal Behavior by Yerkes, Robert M.
The fluid in the membranous labyrinth of the ear.
From A Practical Physiology by Blaisdell, Albert F.
The membranous labyrinth consists of a vestibular portion formed by two small sac-like dilatations, called the saccule and the utricle, the latter of which communicates with the semicircular canals by five openings.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various
The inner portion, called the membranous labyrinth, consists essentially of a closed membranous sac, which is filled with the endolymph.
From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Walters, Francis M.
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