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Descriptor English:   Semicircular Ducts 
Descriptor Spanish:   Conductos Semicirculares 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Ductos Semicirculares 
Tree Number:   A09.246.631.663.500
Definition English:   The three membranous semicircular ducts within the bony semicircular canals. They open into the UTRICLE through five openings. Each duct has at one end a sensory area called the ampullary crest. AMPULLARY HAIR CELLS of the crests sense the movement of ENDOLYMPH resulting from rotation of the head. 
History Note English:   2008 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
abnormalities anatomy & histology
blood supply chemistry
cytology drug effects
embryology enzymology
growth & development immunology
injuries innervation
metabolism microbiology
pathology physiology
physiopathology parasitology
radiography radiation effects
radionuclide imaging secretion
surgery transplantation
ultrastructure ultrasonography
virology  
Record Number:   52524 
Unique Identifier:   D054776 

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