membranous semicircular canals

membranous semicircular canals
ductus semicirculares.

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  • membranous labyrinth — the semicircular canals and the appended otosac. The canals and chambers are filled with endolymph and surrounded by perilymph. The membranous labyrinth is enclosed in cartilage in Cyclostomata and Elasmobranchii, in several bones in Teleostomi,… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

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