Cross-section of cochlea. (Endolymph is located in the cochlear duct - the light green region at the middle of the diagram.)
illustration of otolith organs showing detail of utricle, ococonia, endolymph, cupula, macula, hair cell filaments, and saccular nerve
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Identifiers
Latin
endolympha
MeSH
D004710
TA98
A15.3.03.061
TA2
6997
FMA
61112
Anatomical terminology
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Endolymph is the fluid contained in the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear. The major cation in endolymph is potassium, with the values of sodium and potassium concentration in the endolymph being 0.91 mM and 154 mM, respectively.[1] It is also called Scarpa's fluid, after Antonio Scarpa.[2]
^Bosher SK, Warren RL (1968-11-05). "Observations on the electrochemistry of the cochlear endolymph of the rat: a quantitative study of its electrical potential and ionic composition as determined by means of flame spectrophotometry". Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 171 (1023): 227–247. Bibcode:1968RSPSB.171..227B. doi:10.1098/rspb.1968.0066. PMID 4386844. S2CID 32638469.
Endolymph is the fluid contained in the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear. The major cation in endolymph is potassium, with the values of sodium and...
acceleration and are part of the membranous labyrinth—therefore filled with endolymph. The semicircular canals are a component of the bony labyrinth that are...
permeable to perilymph. Here the border between endolymph and perilymph occurs at the reticular lamina, the endolymph side of the organ of Corti. The basilar...
system, equilibrioception is determined by the level of a fluid called endolymph in the labyrinth, a complex set of tubing in the inner ear. When the sense...
semicircular duct rotation. Due to inertia, however, the endolymph continues on. As the endolymph continues to move, the cupula is once again deflected resulting...
electric potential of endolymph is ~80-90 mV more positive than perilymph due to a higher concentration of potassium cations (K+) in endolymph and higher sodium...
canals are filled with endolymph due to its connection with the cochlear duct via the saccule, which also contains endolymph. It also contains an inner...
between the body and the injected water creates a convective current in the endolymph of the nearby lateral semicircular canal. Hot and cold water produce currents...
the endolymph fluid, which fills the hearing and balance structures of the inner ear. Endolymph fluid, which is partly regulated by the endolymph sac...
with endolymph, which is important for the function of the spiral organ of Corti. It allows nutrients to travel from the perilymph to the endolymph of the...
posterior, and lateral canals. Each canal is filled with a fluid called endolymph and each canal arises from a small bag-like structure called a utricle...
filled spaces. The two outer are filled with perilymph and the inner with endolymph. In the middle ear, the energy of pressure waves is translated into mechanical...
ligament (the outer wall of the cochlear duct or scala media). It produces endolymph for the scala media in the cochlea. The stria vascularis is part of the...
terminates at the round window the cochlear duct or scala media (containing endolymph) a region of high potassium ion concentration that the stereocilia of...
in the vestibular organ are structures involved in the production of endolymph, an inner ear fluid, secreting potassium towards the endolymphatic fluid...
hence the endolymph is relatively dense. PAN II - The alcohol concentration is lower in the blood than in the vestibular system, hence the endolymph is relatively...
within the affected semicircular canal causes abnormal (pathological) endolymph fluid displacement and a resultant sensation of vertigo. This more common...
transmitted into the inner ear into a fluid called endolymph, which fills the membranous labyrinth. The endolymph is situated in two vestibules, the utricle and...
The cochlear duct (a.k.a. the scala media) is an endolymph filled cavity inside the cochlea, located between the tympanic duct and the vestibular duct...
the walls of the cavity. The membranous labyrinth contains fluid called endolymph. The walls of the membranous labyrinth are lined with distributions of...
a barrier to the inner ear for sound energy. Inner ear fluid, called endolymph, receives the sound energy. After receiving the energy. The inner ear...
perilymph, and the smaller cochlear duct between them is filled with endolymph, a fluid with a very different ion concentration and voltage. Vestibular...
hair bundle has matured. The movement of the hair bundle, as a result of endolymph flow, will cause potassium channels on the stereocilia to open. This is...
the endocochlear potential changes either positive or negative in the endolymph, depending on the stimulus. The change in the potential is called the...
Labyrinth (inner ear) Cochlear duct, also known as the scala media, the endolymph-filled part of the cochlea Cochlear, an alternate term for the spoon (liturgy)...
to the lack of melanocytes which provide high potassium levels in the endolymph surrounding the cochlea's hair cells. There is no surgery or treatment...
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