Tectorial membrane
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Tectorial membrane can refer to:
- Tectorial membrane (cochlea)Tectorial membrane (cochlea)Covering the sulcus spiralis internus and the spiral organ of Corti in the cochlea is the tectorial membrane, which is attached to the limbus laminae spiralis close to the inner edge of the vestibular membrane. The tectorial membrane covers the hair cells in Organ of Corti, with the longer hairs...
- Tectorial membrane (axis)Tectorial membrane (axis)The Membrana Tectoria is situated within the vertebral canal.It is a broad, strong band which covers the dens and its ligaments, and appears to be a prolongation upward of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the vertebral column.It is fixed, below, to the posterior surface of the body of the...