Book - Contributions to Embryology Carnegie Institution No.20

The histogenesis and growth of the otic capsule and its contained periotic tissue-spaces in the human embryo

By George L. Streeter

4 text-figures and 4 plates

Contents

1. Introduction 7-8
2. Terminology 8-10
3. Historical 10-17
4. Material and Methods 17-19
5. Development of cartilaginous capsule of ear 19-31
6. Condensation of periotic mesenchyme 20-22
7. Differentiation of precartilage 22-24
8. Differentiation of cartilage 24-26
9. Growth and alteration of form of cartilaginous canals 26-31
10. Development of the periotic reticular connective tissue 31-34
11. Development of the perichondrium 34-37
12. Development of the periotic tissue-spaces 37-48
13. Development of the periotic cistern of the vestibule 38-40
14. Development of the periotic spaces of the semicircular ducts 40-41
15. Development of the scala tympani and scala vestibuli 41-46
16. Communication with subarachnoid spaces ' 47-48
17. Summary 48-.')0
18. Bibliography 51
19. Explanation of plates 52-54