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    Perilymph is an extracellular fluid located within the inner ear. It is found within the scala tympani and scala vestibuli of the cochlea. The ionic composition...
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    of Corti, the basilar membrane is permeable to perilymph. Here the border between endolymph and perilymph occurs at the reticular lamina, the endolymph...
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    ear. This can result in leakage of the perilymph into the middle ear. This includes specifically a perilymph fistula (PLF), an abnormal connection between...
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    labyrinth and the wall of the bony labyrinth is the location of perilymph. Perilymph and endolymph have unique ionic compositions suited to their functions...
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    (containing perilymph), which lies superior to the cochlear duct and abuts the oval window the tympanic duct or scala tympani (containing perilymph), which...
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  • would also be positive in patients with perilymph fluid leaks, as it is also present in inner ear perilymph. Thus, beta-2 transferrin in otorrhea would...
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    The tympanic duct or scala tympani is one of the perilymph-filled cavities in the inner ear of humans. It is separated from the cochlear duct by the basilar...
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    on the tragus causes vertigo or eye deviation by inducing movement of perilymph. The tragus is a key feature in many bat species. As a piece of skin in...
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    bony labyrinth of the inner ear via the perilymphatic duct where the perilymph is continuous with the cerebrospinal fluid. The ependymal cells of the...
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    periosteum-lined cavity on the petrous part of the temporal bone filled with perilymph.  Each semicircular canal contains its respective semicircular duct, i...
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    intracranial space and a paranasal sinus (H83.1) Labyrinthine fistula Perilymph fistula: tear between the membranes between the middle and inner ears...
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    creates three parallel fluid filled spaces. The two outer are filled with perilymph and the inner with endolymph. In the middle ear, the energy of pressure...
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  • immediate post op period Vomiting Perilymph gush Floating foot plate Tympanic membrane tear Dead labyrinth Perilymph fistula Labyrinthitis Granuloma (Reparative)...
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    of the bone, and lined by periosteum. They contain a clear fluid, the perilymph, in which the membranous labyrinth is situated. A fracture classification...
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    and is partly separated from the bony walls by a quantity of fluid, the perilymph. In certain places, it is fixed to the walls of the cavity. The membranous...
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    is also important during ear surgery. When pressure is placed on the perilymph in the cochlea, it reduces pressure and prevents damage to the organ of...
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    The vestibular duct or scala vestibuli is a perilymph-filled cavity inside the cochlea of the inner ear that conducts sound vibrations to the cochlear...
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  • couples vibrations into the cochlea via the oval window, which vibrates the perilymph liquid (present throughout the inner ear) and causes the round window...
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    of the spiral organ of Corti. It allows nutrients to travel from the perilymph to the endolymph of the membranous labyrinth. It may be damaged in Ménière's...
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    signal. Repolarization of hair cells is done in a special manner. The perilymph in the scala tympani has a very low concentration of positive ions. The...
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  • periaqueductal gray pericardium perichondrium pericranium perikaryon perilymph perineum perineurium periodontal ligament periosteum peripheral peripheral...
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  • the inner ear, causing a temporary leak in the membrane separating the perilymph (potassium poor fluid) and the endolymph (potassium rich fluid). The mix...
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  • type of shunt to eliminate excess perilymph fluid from the perilymphatic space around the cochlea of the ear. Perilymph is continuous with cerebrospinal...
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    vestibuli and the scala tympani contain an extracellular fluid called perilymph, while the scala media contains endolymph. The vestibular membrane and...
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    mumps may be caused by MuV infection in CSF, which has contact with the perilymph of the inner ear, possibly leading to infection of the cochlea, or it...
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    the development and maintenance of the inner ear or the contents of the perilymph and endolymph. It was also identified as a tumor associated gene that...
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    in the eye, serous fluid in the serous membranes lining body cavities, perilymph and endolymph in the inner ear, and joint fluid. Due to the varying locations...
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    scala vestibuli. Both structures exist in a low potassium fluid called perilymph. Because those stereocilia are in the midst of a high concentration of...
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    fluid (more K+ and less Na+) more closely compared to its counterpart, perilymph which resembles the extracellular fluid (more Na+ and less K+ compared...
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  • hair cells: "Since the outer hair cells (OHC) are freely surrounded by perilymph, their walls and nerve terminals are also bathed in this fluid. The few...
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