Ductus reuniens

Part of the human inner ear

Ductus reuniens
The membranous labyrinth. (Canalis reuniens labeled at bottom center.)
Canalis reuniens is #19, labeled at bottom center.
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Identifiers
Latin	ductus reuniens
TA98	A15.3.03.081
TA2	7008
FMA	61252
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The ductus reuniens also the canalis reuniens of Hensen is part of the human inner ear. It connects the lower part of the saccule to the cochlear duct near its vestibular extremity.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1052 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

Anatomy of hearing and balance

Outer ear

Auricle
- helix
- antihelix
- tragus
- antitragus
- intertragic notch
- earlobe
Ear canal
Auricular muscles
Eardrum
- umbo
- pars flaccida

Middle ear

Tympanic cavity	Medial structures oval window round window secondary tympanic membrane prominence of facial canal promontory of tympanic cavity Posterior structures mastoid cells aditus to mastoid antrum pyramidal eminence
Ossicles	Malleus superior ligament lateral ligament anterior ligament Incus superior ligament posterior ligament Stapes annular ligament Muscles stapedius tensor tympani
Auditory tube / Eustachian tube	Torus tubarius

Inner ear

Labyrinths

Auditory system

General	Cochlea Vestibular duct Helicotrema Tympanic duct Modiolus Cochlear cupula Perilymphatic space Perilymph Cochlear aqueduct Cells Claudius Boettcher
Cochlear duct / scala media	Reissner's/vestibular membrane Basilar membrane Reticular membrane Endolymph Stria vascularis Spiral ligament Organ of Corti stereocilia tip links Tectorial membrane Sulcus spiralis externus internus Spiral limbus

Vestibular system

Vestibule	Utricle macula Saccule macula Kinocilium Otolith Otolithic membrane Vestibular aqueduct endolymphatic duct endolymphatic sac Ductus reuniens
Semicircular canals	Superior Posterior Horizontal Ampullary cupula Ampullae crista ampullaris