Type: Term Synonyms: tympanic canaliculus
The lower perilymph-filled canal inside the bony cochlea of the inner ear; the tympanic canal is connected to the (upper) vestibular canal at one end. Pressure waves in the perilymph of the two canals are transmitted to the endolymph of the cochlear duct between them, setting the (in birds) basilar papilla in motion and stimulating the sensory hair...