Modiolus (cochlea)

Modiolus
Interior of right osseous labyrinth. (Modiolus not labeled, but is represented at the axis of the spiral of the cochlea at the right.)
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Identifiers
Latin	Modiolus, columella cochleae
Dorlands /Elsevier	m_18/12538612
TA	A15.3.03.038
FMA	61278
Anatomical terminology []

The modiolus is a conical shaped central axis in the cochlea. It consists of spongy bone and the cochlea turns approximately 2.5 times around it. The spiral ganglion is situated inside it.

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)