Spiral Ligament of Cochlea
Synonyms
Cochlea Spiral Ligament
Cochlea Spiral Ligaments
Ligament, Spiral
Ligaments, Spiral
Spiral Ligament
Spiral Ligaments
A spiral thickening of the fibrous lining of the cochlear wall. Spiral ligament secures the membranous COCHLEAR DUCT to the bony spiral canal of the COCHLEA. Its spiral ligament fibrocytes function in conjunction with the STRIA VASCULARIS to mediate cochlear ion homeostasis.