Labyrinthine wall of tympanic cavity

Labyrinthine wall of tympanic cavity
Coronal section of right temporal bone.
The medial wall and part of the posterior and anterior walls of the right tympanic cavity, lateral view. (Wall of labyrinth labeled at center right.)
Latin	paries labyrinthicus cavi tympani
Gray's	subject #230 1039

The Labyrinthic or Medial Wall is vertical in direction, and presents for examination the oval window and round window, the promontory, and the prominence of the facial canal.

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  View of the inner wall of the tympanum.

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