Scarpa membrane


sec·on·dar·y tym·pan·ic mem·brane

[TA] the membrane closing the round window (fenestra cochleae). Synonym(s): membrana tympani secundaria [TA], round window membrane, Scarpa membrane

Scarpa membrane

The membrane that closes the fenestra rotunda of the tympanic cavity.See also: Scarpa, Antonio

Scarpa,

Antonio, Italian anatomist, orthopedist, and ophthalmologist, 1747-1832. canals of Scarpa - separate canals for the nasopalatine nerves and vessels.fossa scarpae major - Synonym(s): femoral triangleScarpa fascia - the deeper membranous or lamellar part of the subcutaneous tissue of the lower abdominal wall. Synonym(s): membranous layer of superficial fasciaScarpa fluid - the fluid contained within the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear. Synonym(s): endolymphScarpa foramina - two openings in the line of the intermaxillary suture that transmit the nasopalatine nerve.Scarpa ganglion - a collection of bipolar nerve cell bodies forming a swelling on the vestibular part of the eighth nerve in the internal acoustic meatus. Synonym(s): vestibular ganglionScarpa habenula - Synonym(s): Haller habenulaScarpa hiatus - a semilunar opening at the apex of the cochlea through which the scala vestibuli and the scala tympani of the cochlea communicate with one another. Synonym(s): helicotremaScarpa liquor - the fluid contained within the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear. Synonym(s): endolymphScarpa membrane - closes the fenestra cochleae or rotunda. Synonym(s): secondary tympanic membraneScarpa method - cure of an aneurysm by ligation of the artery at some distance above the sac.Scarpa sheath - one of the coverings of the spermatic cord, formed of delicate connective tissue and of muscular fibers derived from the internal oblique muscle. Synonym(s): cremasteric fasciaScarpa staphyloma - bulging near the posterior pole of the eyeball due to degenerative changes in severe myopia. Synonym(s): posterior staphylomaScarpa triangle - branches of the femoral nerve are distributed within the femoral triangle. Synonym(s): femoral triangle; fossa scarpae major