The cochlea is a 2.75-turn spiral tube with a leak at its apex
Evidence
The cochlea consists of a tube coiled into a spiral with approximately 2.75 turns … There is a small hole at the apex known as the “helicotrema” through which the perilymph fluid can flow. — David Howard, Jamie Angus, coustics and Psychoacoustics, 543
Categorization
Category: Factual Claims
- DEFINE: Definitions of cochlea anatomy terms: base, apex, scala vestibuli/tympani/media, perilymph, helicotrema.
Related
- The cochlea coils 2.75 turns into three fluid-filled chambers (similarity 0.93)
- The cochlea’s two outer chambers are one continuous tube connected at the apex (similarity 0.84)