Studies on the Morphology of the Sensory Regions of the Vestibular Apparatus

The membranous labyrinth lies enclosed in the very hard petrous part of the temporal bone and, as the name implies, its structure is extremely complex. This may explain why our knowledge of this organ and the vestibular sensory regions within it, is not yet satisfactory. In recent years the rapid development of space research has provided a power­ ful stimulus to our interest in the vestibular app...