Hearing - Inner Ear Development
From Embryology
Introduction
The inner ear is derived from a pair of surface sensory placodes (otic placodes) in the head region. These placodes fold inwards forming a depression, then pinch off entirely from the surface forming a fluid-filled sac or vesicle (otic vesicle, otocyst). The vesicle sinks into the head mesenchyme some of which closely surrounds the otocyst forming the otic capsule. The otocyst finally lies close to the early developing hindbrain (rhombencephalon) and the developing vestibulo-cochlear-facial ganglion complex.
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Cite this page: Hill, M.A. (2024, April 25) Embryology Hearing - Inner Ear Development. Retrieved from https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/Hearing_-_Inner_Ear_Development
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