Reissner membrane


vestibular surface of cochlear duct

[TA] the membrane separating the cochlear duct from the vestibular canal; it consists of squamous epithelial cells with microvilli toward the ductus, a basement membrane, and a thin layer of connective tissue toward the scala. Synonym(s): paries vestibularis ductus cochlearis [TA], membrana vestibularis ductus cochlearis ☆ , vestibular membrane ☆ , Reissner membrane, vestibular wall of cochlear duct

ves·tib·u·lar mem·brane

(ves-tib'yū-lăr mem'brān) That which separates the cochlear duct from the vestibular canal; it consists of squamous epithelial cells with microvilli toward the ductus, a basement membrane, and a thin layer of connective tissue toward the scala.
Synonym(s): Reissner membrane.

Reissner membrane

(rīs′nĕr) [Ernst Reissner, Ger. anatomist, 1824–1878] A delicate membrane separating the cochlear canal from the scala vestibuli.

Reissner,

Ernst, German anatomist, 1824-1878. Reissner fiber - a rodlike, highly refractive fiber running caudally from the subcommissural organ throughout the length of the central canal of the brainstem and spinal cord.Reissner membrane - separates the cochlear duct from the vestibular canal. Synonym(s): vestibular membrane