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Dimensions of the scala vestibuli and sectional areas of both scales

Größenverhältnisse der Scala vestibuli und die Flächeninhalte beider Treppen

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An Epoxiharzausgüssen wurden Höhe und Breite der Scala vestibuli an insgesamt sieben Stellen bis zu einer Entfernung von 1 3/4 Windungen vom runden Fenster gemessen. Die Werte nehmen nicht kontinuierlich ab, sondern schwellen an bestimmten Stellen wieder an. Die Querschnittsflächen beider Treppen zeigen ebenfalls keine einheitliche Abnahme, sondern vergrößern sich entsprechend der Zunahme der Höhen- und Breitenabmessungen.

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Height and width of the scala vestibuli were measured on resin casts at seven different places, beginning at the round window up to 1 3/4 turns of the cochlea. These figures do not decrease continuously but are augmented at certain places. The sectional areas of both scales show the same result according to the transient increases of height and width.

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Supported in part by the “Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung”, Project no. 4151

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Zrunek, M., Lischka, M. Dimensions of the scala vestibuli and sectional areas of both scales. Arch Otorhinolaryngol 233, 99–104 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00464279

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